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EEF blog: Moving Forwards, Making a Difference

25 May 2022

It is clear, both from the research and in talking to teachers and school leaders, that pupils continue to feel the effects of the partial school closures. Although national lockdowns…

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Schools White Paper: Opportunity For All webinars  

24 May 2022

Regional Schools Commissioners are running free webinar Schools White paper events for maintained primary schools. Although these events are organised regionally, they are virtual and will cover the same material…

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DfE: progress check at age 2 guidance

22 May 2022

Guidance to provide support for early years practitioners when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2. This guidance is for early years practitioners working with…

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Courageous Conversations Toolkit

21 May 2022

Diverse Educators have released a new Courageous Conversation Toolkit. What is a Courageous Conversation? In courageous conversations, whether in the context of performance appraisal, mentoring, or coaching, individuals are encouraged…

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Promoting and supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools and colleges

20 May 2022

The DfE has collated lists of external sources of mental health and wellbeing for children and young people. This list provides sources of mental health and wellbeing support for teachers…

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Acute hepatitis in children on the increase

19 May 2022

Nationally an increase in acute hepatitis, which is an inflammation of the liver, is being seen in young children, particularly in 1-5 year-olds. This is being investigated by UK Health…

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New Schools Bill to boost education standards across the country

18 May 2022

The Schools Bill is set to deliver on the government’s mission to raise standards across the country, increasing attendance and improve safeguarding for children wherever they are educated. This bill…

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Senior mental health lead training

17 May 2022

The Department for Education (DfE) is offering a grant of £1,200 for eligible state-funded schools and colleges in England to train a senior mental health lead to develop and implement…

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EHCPs – Headline facts and figures 2022

16 May 2022

Number of EHC plans473,255Up from 430,697 (+9.9%) in 2021Initial requests for an EHC plan93,302Up from 75,951 (+23%) in 2020Number of new EHC plans62,180Up from 60,097 (+3%) in 2021Rate of EHC…

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Do You Know Your Stress Signals?

15 May 2022

Stress has some distinct positive functions. Without it, why bother getting out of bed in the morning? In fact, there’s such a thing as positive stress, known as ‘eustress’. For…

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Independent Commission on Assessment in Primary Education (ICAPE) launched

14 May 2022

The evidence behind Sats and other primary assessments used in schools comes under the spotlight as a major new review launches. The Independent Commission on Assessment in Primary Education (ICAPE)…

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Exercise helps boost pupils’ memory and fitness

13 May 2022

Children who take part in running programmes at school can benefit mentally and physically from the activity, new research has found. It is the biggest study to date looking at the ‘Daily…

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