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16 November 2022
Climate Ambassadors is a new initiative led by the University of Reading, UKRI and STEM Learning to mobilise experts within the climate sector and support them with engaging with young…
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The DfE have recorded a range of webinars where schools and multi-academy trusts share their different techniques for improving attendance rates in their settings. The latest one 'School attendance guidance…
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Schools Like Yours is a free tool designed to help you benchmark your school against similar schools, giving you if not complete freedom then a lot of options to decide…
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The return of national assessments in Key Stage 1, including Year 1 phonics, has again shone a light on the attainment of summer-born pupils relative to their autumn-born peers. For example,…
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Headteachers experienced a substantial increase in work-related anxiety during the pandemic which could affect the recruitment and retention of senior leaders, says a new study published by UCL researchers. The…
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Retrieval practice is often one of the first educational strategies that comes to mind, proven effective in helping pupils to learn and remember information. But are its benefits limited only…
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The DfE guidance document: PE and sport premium for primary schools has been updated to include revised payment dates for 2022 to 2023 and provide clarification on sustainable improvements and…
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New Ofsted research, published on 8th November 2022, finds a lack of access to specialist help means more primary school children with additional needs are being referred to alternative provision…
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On 2nd November 2022, the DfE published a 'Working definition of trauma-informed practice'. Trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly cited in policy and adopted in practice, however, there has been a…
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How you choose to present new information can either inhibit or maximise your pupils’ learning, due to how they process the content in their working memory. This is where cognitive…
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Over 28% of primary pupils and 40% of FSM secondary pupils who qualified for free school meals were persistently absent during the 2021/22 autumn term. Estimating the costs of absence…
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Over the past few years, ‘differentiation’ has become an increasingly unpopular term in teaching. Most likely, it was an unintended consequence of an accountability system that incentivised teachers to ‘prove’ they were…
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