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Reducing workload – practical, tested strategies

28 June 2021

Reducing teacher workload may seem like a daunting challenge. Hear from school-based colleagues about how they met that challenge.  These live online events will showcase how a range of schools…

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Guide for parents: transition to secondary school

25 June 2021

Supporting children's transition to secondary school is an evidence-based guidance for parents and carers, written with input from clinicians at the Anna Freud Centre and teachers. This short guide provides tips about how…

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Education recovery package

17 June 2021

Support for early years settings, schools and providers of 16-19 education The guidance provides information about the programmes and activities the Department for Education is funding to support education recovery and…

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Teacher feedback to improve pupil learning

17 June 2021

The Education Endowment Foundation has produced a guidance report containing six recommendations for using teacher feedback to improve pupil learning: Lay the foundations for effective feedback Deliver appropriately timed feedback…

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Ofsted: Geography research review published

17 June 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsA8MZ14pDo Ofsted has published the fifth in a series of reviews into different subjects across the curriculum, and the latest looks at geography.    Click here to access the research review.…

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Post lockdown – children in crisis

16 June 2021

Exploring the links between social distancing and the mental health of children in poverty.  The Childhood Trust has published a report on the effect of the pandemic on children. Key…

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Senior mental health lead training – grant available

15 June 2021

The Department for Education (DfE) is offering a senior member of staff in every school or college the opportunity to get a grant for training to help the lead develop or introduce…

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Creativity celebrated during learning disability week

13 June 2021

It’s Learning Disability Week from 14th  to 20th June 2021 and this year’s theme is art and creativity. The NSPCC have put together resources to help you protect children and young people with…

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Headteacher development guide

11 June 2021

Being a headteacher is one of the most rewarding and challenging roles in public service. Headteachers create the conditions in which teachers and other staff can thrive so that pupils…

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Ofsted review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges

10 June 2021

Ofsted was asked by the government to carry out a rapid review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges. They were asked to report on the following:  Safeguarding and curriculumMulti-agency…

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Lockdown fathers: the untold story

10 June 2021

Fathers seek more home and flexible working to maintain COVID transformation in childcare. During the Spring 2020 lockdown in Britain, fathers spent more time at home with their families than at any…

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Book review: Talk for Teaching

9 June 2021

Reviewer: Bretta Townend-Jowitt ‘Talk for Teaching is an idea to steal, make yours and use to change the way your school provides for staff professional development.’ Overall impression The book…

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