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26 February 2024
Sand and water are wonderful mediums to use to develop children’s maths knowledge, skills and understanding. Playing with them involves, amongst other things, investigating, experimenting, constructing and problem-solving – and,…
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On 23rd February 2024, an updated version of Working together to safeguard children was released due to small changes being made. Page 26, paragraph 48: amended the wording used to…
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Too many children are missing out on education due to social and emotional difficulties. Educational psychology experts at the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health in Schools have developed…
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In this installment of the Evidence into Action podcast Alex Quigley and Grace Cocker discuss high-quality science teaching that fosters progress and children’s interest in science. Evidence into Action is…
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Safeguarding is an integral part of a teacher's role. In recent years, the way that schools approach safeguarding and child protection has been changing. There's a much better awareness of…
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New mobile phones in schools guidance issued by the DfE on 19th February 2024 backs headteachers in prohibiting the use of mobile phones throughout the school day, including at break times. …
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The Department for Education (DfE) has produced guidance to help schools offer new or expanded wraparound childcare, with support from the national wraparound childcare programme. This non-statutory guidance explains the role…
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On this episode of the Thinking Deeply about Primary Education podcast, Kieran Mackle is joined by Aimee Tinkler to talk about life in small schools; covering everything from leadership and…
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To enable children in Early Year settings to develop early scientific skills, we need to equip them with the correct language. Widening their scientific vocabulary will facilitate their EYFS science…
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Below are the future dates for primary school assessments in the academic years 2024 to 2025 and 2025 to 2026. Please note that Key Stage 1 SATs are optional but…
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'Access to extra-curricular provision and the association with outcomes' report examines which students are accessing extra-curricular activities during secondary school and the longer-term outcomes of students who do participate. Whilst this…
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Ofsted have recently published a thematic review looking at how education, health and care partners work together to commission and oversee alternative provision (AP). Ofsted and…
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