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Headteacher Update Podcast: Managing SEN in the primary school

10 February 2025

With the numbers of pupils with SEN rising year-on-year, this episode offers advice for primary school leadership teams (especially SENCOs) about the effective management of SEN across the primary school.…

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Free maths twilight

9 February 2025

Join Somerset Research School for a FREE twilight webinar to support you in developing maths teaching.This guidance is aimed primarily at subject leaders, headteachers, and other staff with responsibility for leading…

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NSPCC Podcast: Mental health first aid kits

8 February 2025

NSPCC Learning has published a podcast episode about the use of mental health first aid kits to help young people manage their mental health if they are struggling. The episode…

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School readiness survey results released

7 February 2025

Children are starting school behind developmental expectations, according to a report published by early education and childhood development charity Kindred2. The report investigates school readiness from both parent and teacher…

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Record number of families in England fined over term-time holidays

6 February 2025

Parents must ensure their children are in school or face the consequences, the education secretary has warned after record numbers of families in England were hit by fines for unauthorised holidays. In…

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Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive: Key Points

5 February 2025

In November 2024 the UK Government published a policy paper called “Keeping Children Safe, Helping Families Thrive.” The paper includes plans for comprehensive reform of children’s social care in the UK and…

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Self-regulation in the classroom

4 February 2025

Sue Cowley has written a set of blogs on self-regulation in the classroom, which include the following topics: Supporting the development of empathy The importance of agency for self-regulation How…

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Consultation for new Ofsted framework

3 February 2025

Today, Ofsted has launched its consultation on the proposed changes to the way they will inspect early years providers, schools, further education and skills (FES), and initial teacher education (ITE).  As…

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Crucial conversations: A field guide for school leaders

3 February 2025

Every single day school leaders are faced with challenging yet crucial conversations – conversations that if handled badly can damage morale, relationships, trust in your school. Available to download as…

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Levels of child poverty will not improve by 2030

2 February 2025

On the current trajectory, rates of child poverty in the UK will not improve for the rest of the decade and the number of children attending school hungry is likely…

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DfE published SEN guidance for governing boards

1 February 2025

The DfE has produced guidance to help school governing boards understand their role and responsibilities when it comes to supporting children and young people with special educational needs (SEN) and…

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Building stronger communities: Working in partnership to support local families

31 January 2025

Join the National Literacy Trust’s early years team for an informative webinar, joined by a range of partners from Sandwell to discuss their collaborative approach to improving early speech, language…

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