Stormbreak: supporting the mental and physical health of children
21 October 2020
Stormbreak is a charity which supports primary schools to implement and shape a whole-school approach to embed mental and physical health benefits through movement. They have recently launched a new interactive digital platform to support…
ViewHeadteacher Standards 2020
20 October 2020
The DfE released the best-practice standards for headteachers on 13th October. These standards are non-statutory and replace the National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers (2015). The standards can be used to: shape headteachers’ own…
ViewGovernance Handbook updated
20 October 2020
The governance handbook for academy trusts and maintained schools has been updated. Changes in the handbook reflect wider changes in education and the country as a whole, such as updates to Keeping…
ViewCalling all geography subject leaders….
20 October 2020
GeogPod is the Geographical Association's podcast. Each episode features a guest from within the Geography community who discusses their work and areas of interest with host, John Lyon. Geography subject…
ViewChanges to checks for EU sanctions on EEA teachers from 1st Jan
20 October 2020
The DfE has produced guidance on how schools should carry out pre-employment checks on teachers coming from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (EEA) from 1 January 2021. This is because professional regulators in the EEA will no longer…
ViewPrimary school accountability
19 October 2020
The DfE has made it very clear that the department will not hold schools and colleges to account on the basis of exams and assessment data from summer 2020 and that data…
ViewOrganisational continuity plan
17 October 2020
What to consider when putting together your school’s organisational continuity plan The recent need to manage schools remotely has shown how vital it is for schools to consider and plan…
ViewOfsted: talking to pupils on inspection
12 October 2020
Gathering evidence from pupils to find out about their experience of school is an essential part of any school inspection. Ofsted has provided guidance for inspectors on talking to pupils during…
ViewAddendum to Guidance for Safer Working Practices
30 September 2020
Addendum to Guidance for Safer Working PracticesJust a reminder that in April 2020, the Safer Recruitment Consortium published an addendum to their Guidance for a Safer Working Practices document. The…
ViewFinancial info must be published
28 September 2020
Maintained schools must publish financial information on their website The DfE have update their document which outlines the information that maintained schools must publish online and this now includes some…
ViewEEF: Achieving effective learning behaviours
23 September 2020
What are learning behaviours – and how can schools support pupils to develop them? That's the question tackled in this new blog from the EEF's Learning Behaviours specialist, Kirsten Mould –…
ViewBoost your KS2 history knowledge
17 September 2020
The Historical Association will be hosting a series of webinars aimed at teachers of primary school history to boost their subject knowledge. Each practical, enquiry-led webinar will survey the academic…
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