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A blueprint for parent-friendly schools

7 July 2021

Parentkind have produce a blueprint for parent-friendly schools: 'Our aim in developing the Blueprint for Parent-Friendly Schools is to give school leaders and partners a powerful easy-to-use tool to facilitate long…

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Blog: Phonics – mastering the basics

7 July 2021

Caroline Bilton has written a blog for the EEF: 'Learning to read is one of the most formative phases of a child’s school experience and it lays the foundations for…

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Non-statutory guidance for education recovery

5 July 2021

The DfE has published non-statutory guidance entitled, Teaching a broad and balanced curriculum for education recovery, which offers suggestions to help schools decide how to prioritise elements within their curriculum for education recovery.…

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Blog: Death by differentiation – Mary Myatt

3 July 2021

'Differentiation is one of the darkest arts in teaching' - David Didau  Mary Myatt has written a blog about the death by differentiation:  'There’s been a ton of time wasted on…

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Reporting and removing nude images

2 July 2021

The NSPCC’s Childline service has launched the Report Remove tool with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF). The tool will enable young people under the age of 18 to report a…

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Mental health and wellbeing support in one place

1 July 2021

Mental health and wellbeing support for teachers, school staff and school leaders   The DfE has brought together the information about the various mental health support offers and training available to…

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Supervision for DSLs

30 June 2021

A trial already running in 30 areas will be extended to up to 10 new local authorities to provide supervision for designated safeguarding leads, working with up to a further…

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Ofsted – school inspection handbooks updated

29 June 2021

On 28th June, Ofsted published their updated school inspection handbooks which will come into force in September 2021. The summary of changes includes: the COVID-19 ‘transitional period’.how Ofsted will evaluate…

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Teaching vocabulary in context – ideas and activities

29 June 2021

"When planning contextual vocabulary instruction in the classroom, we have an opportunity to knock communication out of the park by facilitating opportunities for our learners to choose and use language for different purposes."…

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Reducing workload – practical, tested strategies

28 June 2021

Reducing teacher workload may seem like a daunting challenge. Hear from school-based colleagues about how they met that challenge.  These live online events will showcase how a range of schools…

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Guide for parents: transition to secondary school

25 June 2021

Supporting children's transition to secondary school is an evidence-based guidance for parents and carers, written with input from clinicians at the Anna Freud Centre and teachers. This short guide provides tips about how…

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Education recovery package

17 June 2021

Support for early years settings, schools and providers of 16-19 education The guidance provides information about the programmes and activities the Department for Education is funding to support education recovery and…

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