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How to use retrieval practice effectively in the classroom

4 May 2022

Retrieval practice, the process of generating an answer to a question, is one of the most effective learning strategies. There are many different ways to implement it in the classroom…

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Anti-racism and mental health in schools free e-learning

3 May 2022

This free online training course is designed to improve education staff’s understanding of the impact of racism on mental health. This e-learning training course, from the Anna Freud National Centre…

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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome

2 May 2022

Do you ever feel like you’re not worthy of the success you’ve achieved? Or that you’re faking it in your career and just waiting for someone to discover that you’re…

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Free LGBT+ resources platform launched 

1 May 2022

Just Like Us, the LGBT+ young people’s charity, has launched a new platform where teachers can download free primary and secondary school resources for EYFS to KS4 about LGBT+ inclusion.…

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School funding and pupil premium report 2022

30 April 2022

The Sutton Trust published the results of its latest poll on school funding carried out by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER). Key findings include: 57% of senior leaders…

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Counterintuitive concepts about how we learn

30 April 2022

The problem: learning takes place in the brains of our pupils. We can’t see it. We can only make inferences based on what our pupils say and do. A faulty…

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DfE: Additional funding for newly qualified teachers

29 April 2022

In recognition of the challenging initial teacher training and induction that some newly qualified teachers (NQTs) experienced due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, all state-funded schools that have or had…

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Schools offered free cyber defence tools

28 April 2022

UK education settings can now sign up for the National Cyber Security Centre's (NCSC) Web Check and Mail Check services to protect their websites and email servers from cyber attacks.…

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Guidance for safer working practices (Updated: February 2022)

27 April 2022

An update of the 'Guidance for Safer Working Practice for professionals working in education settings' has recently been published. The original guidance was developed by a DfES network in 2005…

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DfE: Updated – School reports on pupil performance guidance

26 April 2022

Guidance for schools on writing statutory end of year reports for parents has been updated to remove references to temporary arrangements introduced for the pandemic and to reflect the publication…

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The role of the senior mental health lead: what you need to know

25 April 2022

The Department for Education has recommended that all schools and colleges in England appoint a senior mental health lead by 2025 and are showing their commitment to this initiative by…

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Practical ways to boost the emotional wellbeing of pupils

24 April 2022

Emotional wellbeing relates to being mentally healthy. It is having a positive approach to life, which enables a child to enjoy themselves, build and maintain relationships with others, and show…

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