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Safeguarding quiz app

19 May 2021

Created by school professionals, SSSQ is a free app containing bite-sized safeguarding quizzes tailored for different staff roles, including governors and lunchtime staff. Individuals can choose relevant quizzes for their role. The…

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Webinar: Ofsted deep dive into geography

17 May 2021

The Royal Geographical Society will be hosting a webinar with Iain Freeland, HMI and Ofsted’s subject lead for geography, on 9th November 2021 from 5.00 p.m. until 6.30 p.m.  During this FREE…

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Ofsted blog: Geography in outstanding primary schools.

15 May 2021

Iain Freeland HMI, Ofsted's subject lead for geography, has written a report following 23 geography subject inspections in outstanding primary schools. The strengths include: Overall, curriculum planning was well thought through, and…

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Guide for teachers: developmental language disorder

14 May 2021

Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a diagnosis given to children and young people who have language difficulties that:  Create barriers to communication or learning in everyday life. Are unlikely to resolve by 5…

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DfE publish Education Staff Wellbeing Charter

12 May 2021

Last week the Department for Education published the education staff wellbeing charter, which is a declaration of support for, and set of commitments to,the wellbeing and mental health of everyone working…

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Social media and cyber-safety infographics

11 May 2021

Online abuse is a major area of concern and cyber-enabled abuse and bullying is inescapable. The Police Digital Security Centre (PDSC)  takes safeguarding very seriously and much of the advice they…

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Teaching maths in EYFS

10 May 2021

NCETM have create a range of materials to support Reception teachers in delivering high quality maths lessons. The materials are organised into the following key concepts (not individual objectives), which underpin many early…

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Supporting children affected by traumatic bereavement

9 May 2021

Traumatic bereavement may be easily missed or misunderstood, meaning children’s difficulties are not recognised by even the most supportive adults. A new portfolio of free, evidence-based resources for school staff and other…

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EEF blog: supporting science curriculum planning

7 May 2021

In a recent EEF blog, Dr. Kaiser introduces the new Best Evidence in Science Teaching (BEST) resources designed to support teachers with curriculum planning. She goes on to say that,…

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Ofsted blog: Languages in outstanding primary schools

5 May 2021

Michael Wardle HMI, subject lead for languages, has written a report following languages subject inspections in 24 primary schools rated as outstanding, which were chosen at random. You can access the…

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Ofsted: Research review series – science

4 May 2021

John Roberts, in TES reports that Ofsted has identifies the principles it says underpin a quality science education.  Through a study of existing research and literature, Ofsted says it has identified…

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FREE monthly maths calendars

3 May 2021

We recently came across these free maths calendars which are basically a Maths question a day for every day of the month. Some days it’s just quite a straight forward question, but…

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