Teaching

Why I’d recommend tutoring

Matt Rutter, 24 February 2021 - COVID-19 support, Curriculum best practice, Pupil premium & PE premium, Remote education, Secondary schools

Matt Rutter is Assistant Headteacher at Upton-by-Chester High School. He describes his experience of accessing tuition for his pupils through the National Tutoring Programme and the benefits of providing this extra support to pupils.

Keeping staff and students safe with rapid testing

Various authors, 12 February 2021 - COVID-19 support, Reducing risk

Shoreham Academy in West Sussex and Bay Leadership Academy in Lancashire share their experiences of leading the setup of rapid COVID-19 testing, which aims to reduce transmission by helping to find cases from those not displaying symptoms, and how it has benefitted their staff and students.

Thinking beyond the pandemic in a Special Educational Needs school

Andy Chase and Terri Wyse, 12 February 2021 - COVID-19 support, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, Remote education, SEND, Teachers' reflections

Andy Chase and Terri Wyse from Woodfield School in Surrey give us a five-minute guide on what they have learnt from adopting an online digital platform and why its use will outlive the pandemic for Special Educational Needs (SEN) provision

“The first time he appeared smiling in a live lesson was wonderful” – supporting the most vulnerable children to learn remotely

Amy Wood, 12 February 2021 - COVID-19 support, Pupil premium & PE premium, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, Remote education, SEND

Amy Wood, Principal of Mossbourne Riverside Academy in East London, shares one example of a student who faced every conceivable barrier to remote education and was at serious risk of falling far behind without the support her academy provided.

After a full half-term of teaching remotely, here’s what’s working for us

Various authors, 12 February 2021 - COVID-19 support, Curriculum best practice, Primary schools, Remote education, Secondary schools, Teachers' reflections

After nearly a year of responding to the COVID-19 outbreak and now coming to the end of a full half-term of remote education, we invited teachers to reflect on what works best for them when teaching remotely.

“We must consistently show girls that a career in computing is for everyone”: Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Karen Morris, 11 February 2021 - Inspiring teachers

To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke to Karen Morris, an inspirational computer science teacher, about her career, encouraging more girls to take GCSE Computer Science, and how the National Centre for Computer Education (NCCE) has helped her to feel more confident in her teaching practice.

Making the technology work for you: practical advice from an EdTech leader

Ben Eccersley, 10 February 2021 - COVID-19 support, Professional Development, Remote education, School funding

Ben Eccersley is an EdTech leader at Outwood Academy Shafton in Barnsley. In this blog, he shares his practical advice for teachers using technology, as well as some tips for supporting families to play their part in remote education.

Schools have risen to the challenge, and so have parents

Andrew Truby, 9 February 2021 - COVID-19 support, Primary schools, Professional Development, Remote education, Teachers' reflections

Executive headteacher Andrew Truby writes about how teachers and school staff have risen to the challenge of the new national restrictions and shares his top tips for supporting parents who are at home with their children.

We supported pupil wellbeing by building praise into our remote education offer

Dean Buckley, 4 February 2021 - COVID-19 support, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, Remote education

Headteacher Dean Buckley shares how his school is supporting their pupils’ wellbeing while they learn from home through praise, such as PROUD Thursday Online events where students email their work in and receive positive, congratulatory comments and a certificate.

How schools are managing on-site attendance for critical worker children and vulnerable children

DfE, 2 February 2021 - COVID-19 support, Reducing risk, Remote education

We have pulled together some examples of how schools and trusts around the country are combining a strong focus on remote education while also accommodating a significant number of critical worker children and vulnerable children on site.

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