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A balanced approach to successful professional development

24 November 2021

Kirstin Mulholland, the EEF’s new maths content specialist, explains the mechanisms from the EEF’s latest guidance report. At a time when high-quality, impactful PD has never been more important, just what…

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School uniform statutory guidance

23 November 2021

Statutory guidance relating to the Education (Guidance About Costs of School Uniform) Bill, published on 19th November states that schools must keep uniform costs down and ensure second-hand uniforms are…

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Plan, do, review: the doing part of the metacognitive process

21 November 2021

Metacognition is thought to be one of the most efficient and cost-effective ways students can boost their academic performance. Research shows that successfully implementing metacognitive strategies alongside self-regulation strategies can increase student…

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From What to How: Making Professional Development Make a Difference

20 November 2021

Phil Stock from the Greenshaw Research School discusses how to use the EEF’s Report on Professional Development to shape your own school’s CPD offer. The recent EEF Guidance Report on Effective Professional…

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Whole class reading

18 November 2021

Aiden Severs has released two new posts on his blog, both about whole class reading. He writes: 'perhaps the biggest worry for teachers when considering the switch from the guided…

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Music curriculum webinar from Ofsted

17 November 2021

Ofsted have released a recorded webinar delivered by Mark Phillips, Senior HMI, London and National Lead for music, on the curriculum and moving music forward. Click here to access the…

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Harmful sexual behaviour

16 November 2021

NSPCC Learning has reviewed and updated its information and resources to help professionals working with children and young people who have displayed problematic or harmful sexual behaviour, including peer-on-peer sexual abuse. Topics…

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Ten priorities for the new Educational Ministerial Team

15 November 2021

Professor Dame Alison Peacock will be meeting with Ministers in the next few weeks and wanted to share what she thinks their top ten priorities are that need addressing urgently:…

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Ofsted blog: looking at schools in light of COVID

15 November 2021

Chris Russell, the National Director for Education at Ofsted, has published a blog about the inspectorate's return to routine inspection and the COVID context. Below are pertinent excerpts from the…

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Plan, do, review: the planning part of the metacognitive process

14 November 2021

Identified over and over again as one of the most effective ways to boost student learning, metacognition can be defined as “thinking about thinking”. Specifically, it is a person’s ability to reflect…

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Ofsted physical education and the curriculum webinar

13 November 2021

Ofsted have released 'physical education and curriculum' - a new webinar from specialist lead for physical education Hanna Miller HMI. The national curriculum for PE aims to ensure that all…

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An Equality & Justice Curriculum

12 November 2021

Exploring some of the biggest questions of our time From Black Lives Matter to Fridays for the Future to Decolonise the Curriculum, young people across the world are responding to…

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