Mary Myatt’s free geography webinar planning session

18 January 2021

Mary Myatt is hosting a free webinar on Thursday 21st January at 4.00 p.m. where she will be drafting a geography unit from early years across KS1 and KS2, taking three books to…

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Handling school complaints

17 January 2021

The DfE has updated its guidance for maintained schools on handling complaints to account for the additional pressures schools may be under in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Very little has changed in the document,…

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Dealing with difficult parents

16 January 2021

Teachwire has published an article in their online magazine from an anonymous headteacher who has been dealing with difficult parents and notes how incredible it is that a small number of parents…

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Blog: Remote live lessons are not always best!

16 January 2021

Mike Fleetham from the Thinking Classroom has written a really useful and informative blog about remote education entitled, Why You Should Not Teach Live Lessons. He references Puentadura's SAMR model and suggests…

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Changes to assessment of EYFSP in 2021

15 January 2021

The Department for Education has updated the guidance relating to the 2021 assessment of the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP), stating that it will not be mandatory but providers will be required to…

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Increase your productivity rates

13 January 2021

This week I have been trialing the pomodoro technique for time management and have been really impressed with my increased productivity rates! The pomodoro technique was named after a popular kitchen timer…

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Useful blog about remote education

12 January 2021

Mike Fleetham from the Thinking Classroom has written a really useful and informative blog about remote education entitled, Why You Should Not Teach Live Lessons.  He references Puentadura's SAMR model and suggests…

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Free videos to support lesson delivery

11 January 2021

ClickView provides video content resources for British primary schools, secondary schools and further education settings. Schools can subscribe to this service, but in response to COVID-19 school closures, ClickView have given schools free access…

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Ofsted publishes guide to what works well in remote education

11 January 2021

On 11th January, Ofsted published advice for leaders and teachers, aimed at helping them develop their remote education offer. The advice sets out some common myths about remote education and counters them with evidence-based…

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Children’s University project

7 January 2021

The Education Endowment Foundation are recruiting schools to take part in the Children's University project. Children’s University aims to improve the aspirations and attainment of pupils by encouraging participation in learning activities beyond the normal…

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Why cyber security is important as part of safeguarding

6 January 2021

In Primary School Management magazine, Sonia Blizzard explains the importance of cyber security as part of safeguarding. Threats against schools are well documented. In 2019 there were two leading forms…

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Changes to Working Together to Safeguard Children

6 January 2021

Changes were made to the statutory guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children in December 2020. Most of the changes brought the document up to date with changes to legislation or to make it more…

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