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Spatial reasoning toolkit

20 March 2022

What is spatial reasoning? How do we develop young children’s spatial reasoning? The answers are in the Early Childhood Maths Group Toolkit which includes posters, videos, guidance and a learning…

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The Importance Of Modelling In The Primary Classroom

19 March 2022

If there’s one thing that goes out the window faster than anything else in a primary school lesson it’s the modelling.  By modelling we mean showing the children how to do…

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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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Anti-bullying policy – how to make yours LGBT+ inclusive

17 March 2022

Primary education settings are at the heart of tackling anti-LGBT+ behaviours, including homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. While many primary schools will have few, if any, pupils who already openly identify…

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EEF podcast – Teaching Reading: Developing fluency

16 March 2022

The EEF has released a brand new episode of ​‘Evidence into Action’, a podcast which explores important areas of educational research, and how it is being put into practice in schools. In…

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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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‘Welcome to school’ resources written in Farsi, Serbian and Ukrainian

14 March 2022

Phoenix Education Consultancy has produced resources aimed at children recently arrived in England to explain some of the processes in attending school.  Click here to access the documents.

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The curriculum as a never-ending story: Some thoughts on curriculum discussions

14 March 2022

Curriculum design can be a daunting and intimidating task for even the most expert subject leader. In this article, Mary Myatt breaks down the fundamentals of curriculum design so middle…

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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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To what extent does grammar teaching help children learn to write?

12 March 2022

The teaching of grammar in primary schools in England (a key feature of England’s national curriculum) does not appear to help children’s narrative writing, although it may help them generate…

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EEF blog: Understanding the relationship between implementation and professional development

11 March 2022

Jonathan Sharples explains how professional development fits into the process of implementing new approaches in the classroom. One of the most striking insights that has emerged from the evidence base…

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Computing Quality Framework for Schools

10 March 2022

The National Centre for Computing Education (NCCE) Computing Quality Framework is intended to help schools review their progress in developing the computing curriculum. The framework takes you through each aspect of…

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