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Social media and cyber-safety infographics

11 May 2021

Online abuse is a major area of concern and cyber-enabled abuse and bullying is inescapable. The Police Digital Security Centre (PDSC)  takes safeguarding very seriously and much of the advice they…

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Teaching maths in EYFS

10 May 2021

NCETM have create a range of materials to support Reception teachers in delivering high quality maths lessons. The materials are organised into the following key concepts (not individual objectives), which underpin many early…

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Supporting children affected by traumatic bereavement

9 May 2021

Traumatic bereavement may be easily missed or misunderstood, meaning children’s difficulties are not recognised by even the most supportive adults. A new portfolio of free, evidence-based resources for school staff and other…

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EEF blog: supporting science curriculum planning

7 May 2021

In a recent EEF blog, Dr. Kaiser introduces the new Best Evidence in Science Teaching (BEST) resources designed to support teachers with curriculum planning. She goes on to say that,…

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Ofsted blog: Languages in outstanding primary schools

5 May 2021

Michael Wardle HMI, subject lead for languages, has written a report following languages subject inspections in 24 primary schools rated as outstanding, which were chosen at random. You can access the…

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Ofsted: Research review series – science

4 May 2021

John Roberts, in TES reports that Ofsted has identifies the principles it says underpin a quality science education.  Through a study of existing research and literature, Ofsted says it has identified…

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FREE monthly maths calendars

3 May 2021

We recently came across these free maths calendars which are basically a Maths question a day for every day of the month. Some days it’s just quite a straight forward question, but…

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Ofsted blog: Spring term monitoring inspections

1 May 2021

Chris Jones, the Director of Corporate Strategy at Ofsted has written a blog about how schools are moving forward despite the challenges they are facing due to the pandemic following…

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School governance update – April 2021

30 April 2021

This month, the school governance update contains information about the following: 1. Governing and trust board meetings and visits into schools 2. The National Tutoring Programme: subsidised tutoring available. 3.…

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Ofsted blog: History in outstanding primary schools

29 April 2021

Ofsted have recently published HMI Tim Jenner's blog where he discusses the findings from Ofsted's history subject inspections which took place between January and March 2020. Ofsted inspected the quality of…

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Article: Building teachers’ professional arrogance

27 April 2021

'We need to build the professional confidence of staff by discussing the weaknesses in your provision and giving teachers the power to change them...' writes Hannah Tudor, headteacher at St…

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Impact of pupil premium funding changes

26 April 2021

"Schools in areas represented by cabinet ministers stand to lose more than £15 million after the government’s “ill-advised” decision to alter the method of calculating pupil premium funding," writes James…

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