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Team Meetings as Team Coaching. A pragmatic, effective solution for sustained CPD

27 March 2022

Tom Sherrington discusses the complications and challenges that arise in building a team of coaches and associated structures needed to engage and sustain coaching. There are three key areas of…

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Improving outcomes for disadvantaged learners

18 March 2022

The Bristol Hub of the Chartered College of Teaching is holding a free online event on the effective use of the Pupil Premium and improving outcomes for disadvantaged learners. Marc…

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DfE: School workload reduction toolkit updated

15 March 2022

The DfE has updated the toolkit with the following: Communications - an example of how to streamline internal school communication with an email protocol and an example protocol for parents'…

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Improving your team’s wellbeing: the positive steps senior leaders can take

13 March 2022

“It’s so important that the leadership in schools recognises the need to address teachers’ wellbeing,” says Scott Stanyer, Associate Assistant Headteacher at a secondary school in Luton. Reducing workloads To…

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The Role of a Leader in Building Capacity

6 March 2022

When it comes to leadership, there is no one right way or quick fix.  Just like with learning, it's a process, not an event.  Another given is that no matter…

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EEF blog: The role of the SENDCO in developing teaching practice

1 March 2022

How can SENDCOs take their own knowledge and ensure it meaningfully impacts teachers’ practice in classrooms? "As all SENDCOs know, developing teacher practice around SEND is about more than just…

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Inclusive Recruitment

6 February 2022

What is Inclusive Recruitment? Inclusive recruitment is the process of connecting with, interviewing, and hiring a diverse set of individuals through understanding and valuing different backgrounds and opinions. Inclusive recruiting…

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Child exploitation – guide to appropriate language

2 February 2022

The Children's Society has revised their Appropriate Language guide in relation to Child Exploitation. It  includes some significant updates including spotlight sections on child financial exploitation and children forced or…

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School funding statistics

28 January 2022

On 27th January 2022 school funding statistics were released on the GOV.UK website. The publication provides statistics on school revenue funding from 2010 through to the 2022/23 financial year. Headline…

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The science of meetings

24 January 2022

Meetings are supposed to facilitate strategy development, teamwork and problem solving. Meetings clearly play a huge part in team discussions. They set out to create an environment where a team can address…

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Open letter from Education Secretary

3 January 2022

Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi has written an open letter to education and childcare leaders on the return to education settings in 2022 and what it will look like. In this…

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Pupil Premium funding rate for 2022/23 released

21 December 2021

The government is increasing the amount of funding allocated to disadvantaged pupils for 2022/23. The rate for primary-aged pupils eligible for free school meals, or who have been eligible in…

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