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Non-statutory guidance for education recovery

5 July 2021

The DfE has published non-statutory guidance entitled, Teaching a broad and balanced curriculum for education recovery, which offers suggestions to help schools decide how to prioritise elements within their curriculum for education recovery.…

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Mental health and wellbeing support in one place

1 July 2021

Mental health and wellbeing support for teachers, school staff and school leaders   The DfE has brought together the information about the various mental health support offers and training available to…

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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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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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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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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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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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EEF transition tool

22 May 2021

The Education Endowment Foundation has recently released a new  tool to help schools anticipate risk points and build support for pupils. The  'School Transitions Tool' poses reflection questions for school leaders to help…

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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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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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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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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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