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Ofsted: Put SEND pupils ‘at centre’ of Covid recovery

8 August 2021

"Chief inspector Amanda Spielman says system change is needed to ensure children and young people with special needs get a better deal," writes John Roberts in TES. Ms Spielman said: “This…

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The reading framework: teaching the foundations of literacy

12 July 2021

The DfE has released a new guidance document for schools to meet existing expectations for teaching early reading. This guidance: focuses on the early stages of teaching reading and the contribution of…

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Creating better awareness of women’s health in the workplace

11 July 2021

Women make up 75.8% of the teaching workforce.  Supporting wellness for women through huge life events such as menopause and even infertility can increase staff retention and save schools a…

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How to diversify your curriculum

9 July 2021

For many pupils in the UK, the arrival into primary school will be their first major opportunity to experience diversity, bringing with it the potential to meet peers, school staff and teachers…

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A blueprint for parent-friendly schools

7 July 2021

Parentkind have produce a blueprint for parent-friendly schools: 'Our aim in developing the Blueprint for Parent-Friendly Schools is to give school leaders and partners a powerful easy-to-use tool to facilitate long…

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Blog: Phonics – mastering the basics

7 July 2021

Caroline Bilton has written a blog for the EEF: 'Learning to read is one of the most formative phases of a child’s school experience and it lays the foundations for…

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Non-statutory guidance for education recovery

5 July 2021

The DfE has published non-statutory guidance entitled, Teaching a broad and balanced curriculum for education recovery, which offers suggestions to help schools decide how to prioritise elements within their curriculum for education recovery.…

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Blog: Death by differentiation – Mary Myatt

3 July 2021

'Differentiation is one of the darkest arts in teaching' - David Didau  Mary Myatt has written a blog about the death by differentiation:  'There’s been a ton of time wasted on…

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Reporting and removing nude images

2 July 2021

The NSPCC’s Childline service has launched the Report Remove tool with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). The tool will enable young people under the age of 18 to report a…

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Mental health and wellbeing support in one place

1 July 2021

Mental health and wellbeing support for teachers, school staff and school leaders   The DfE has brought together the information about the various mental health support offers and training available to…

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Supervision for DSLs

30 June 2021

A trial already running in 30 areas will be extended to up to 10 new local authorities to provide supervision for designated safeguarding leads, working with up to a further…

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Ofsted – school inspection handbooks updated

29 June 2021

On 28th June, Ofsted published their updated school inspection handbooks which will come into force in September 2021. The summary of changes includes: the COVID-19 ‘transitional period’.how Ofsted will evaluate…

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