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6 June 2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hlQZ6pSGLY Ofsted has published a new video from Mike Sheridan (Regional Director, London) who discusses how Ofsted understands the challenges that small primary schools face and emphasises the importance of the 90-minute…
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Karen Jones, Headteacher at Great Clacton Church of England Junior School in Essex, shares how she changed the behaviour management culture in her school to focus on ‘consequences’ rather than ‘punishments’. Karen…
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Writing in TES, Amy Gibbons reports that the second full national lockdown at the start of the spring term regressed primary pupils' learning loss back to levels recorded at the start of the autumn…
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Sean Harford, Ofsted's current national director, will be retiring at the end of August 2021. Chris Russell is currently Ofsted’s regional director for the south east, having previously held the…
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Ofsted has identified the key principles of teaching a ‘high-quality’ religious education (RE) curriculum in its latest research review. Reporting in Schools Week, James Carr has summarised the key pieces of advice. 1.…
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The Education Endowment Foundation has recently released a new tool to help schools anticipate risk points and build support for pupils. The 'School Transitions Tool' poses reflection questions for school leaders to help…
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In an interview with Will Hazell, Education Correspondent at 'i', Amanda Spielman, Chief Inspector of Ofsted, said that providing catch-up would be the work of years. Asked how long schools would…
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Created by school professionals, SSSQ is a free app containing bite-sized safeguarding quizzes tailored for different staff roles, including governors and lunchtime staff. Individuals can choose relevant quizzes for their role. The…
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The Royal Geographical Society will be hosting a webinar with Iain Freeland, HMI and Ofsted’s subject lead for geography, on 9th November 2021 from 5.00 p.m. until 6.30 p.m. During this FREE…
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Iain Freeland HMI, Ofsted's subject lead for geography, has written a report following 23 geography subject inspections in outstanding primary schools. The strengths include: Overall, curriculum planning was well thought through, and…
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Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a diagnosis given to children and young people who have language difficulties that: Create barriers to communication or learning in everyday life. Are unlikely to resolve by 5…
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Last week the Department for Education published the education staff wellbeing charter, which is a declaration of support for, and set of commitments to,the wellbeing and mental health of everyone working…
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