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WomenEd’s 10th Birthday Event

12 May 2025

It seems incredible that it has been ten years since the founders of WomenEd simply agreed to meet up for an afternoon tea one Sunday - and an international movement…

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Podcast: A brilliant primary school library

11 May 2025

We meet with two primary school professionals and an expert from the National Literacy Trust to get their view of what makes for excellent primary school library provision. We discuss…

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KS2 – KS3 Transitions for EAL Learners

10 May 2025

Get tips on supporting EAL learners as they move from Year 6 to Year 7. Emily, a trainer at The Bell Foundation, shares advice on building listening skills and managing…

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EAL and SEND: Launch of Free Training

9 May 2025

The Bell Foundation launch their new course to equip primary and secondary leaders and practitioners to assess and strengthen their provision for multilingual learners who use EAL, who may also…

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Solutions to children’s reading crisis

8 May 2025

The recently published report, Turning the page: A plan to revive children’s reading for enjoyment, explores some key steps that need to be taken in order to reverse the decline in…

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Update: how to prepare for outdoor education visits that may involve large crowds

7 May 2025

The newly updated OEAP NG guidance document 7.2k Group Safety in Crowded Places, provides advice on how to prepare for an educational visit to events or places where crowds may gather,…

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Government increases RISE teams

6 May 2025

The government’s RISE (Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence) teams are expanding their reach from an initial 32 schools, to more than 200 reaching over 120,000 children. The drive comes as the…

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Updated: Protective security and preparedness for education settings

5 May 2025

The DfE have updated the non-statutory guidance to help schools strengthen their preparedness for terrorism and major incidents. This non-statutory guidance is for: security and incident leads all staff, including…

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Embracing all forms of neurodivergent play

4 May 2025

In this free podcast early years specialists Kerry Murphy and David Cahn discuss neurodivergent play, exploring: Kerry’s A–Z of Neurodiverse Play David’s work as a neurodiversity-affirming childminder How we can decolonise…

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Is the Curriculum and Assessment Review on the right track?

3 May 2025

The Curriculum and Assessment Review, which is being chaired by Professor Becky Francis, was commissioned by the Department for Education last summer and will not conclude its work until this…

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Effective safeguarding leadership: Five areas for focus

2 May 2025

Schools should aim to have exemplary safeguarding practices, but one of the biggest challenges is equipping themselves with the right skill-sets. Two-thirds of school leaders say they have experienced some…

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School estate management standards

1 May 2025

The DfE has published the ‘School estate management standards’, setting out the practices and processes required to effectively manage the school estate. This non-statutory guidance from the DfE aims to…

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