Start your school day right - the benefits of breakfast clubs
Headteacher Mrs Ash McGann shares Burton Green Primary School’s experience of being part of the Healthy Breakfast club pilot scheme and the benefits it’s brought to the whole school.
Primary schools
A whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing: Part 2
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Cherelle Lawrence and Craig Smith, Posted on:
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Primary schools, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, School leadership, Secondary schools
Two mental health leads at the Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) talk about the central role of leadership and management in supporting and championing efforts to promote mental health and wellbeing, as part of a whole school approach.
A whole school approach to mental health and wellbeing: Part 1
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Jayne Kumi and Matthew Bradley, Posted on:
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Inspiring teachers, Primary schools, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, School attendance, School funding, School leadership, Secondary schools
Two mental health leads talk about how they work alongside the senior leadership team to develop a whole school approach, to supporting mental health and wellbeing at school.
Keeping pupils active to support their wellbeing
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Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne, Posted on:
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Curriculum best practice, PE and Sport Premium, Primary schools, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, Secondary schools
CEO of The Consortium Trust, Andrew Aalders-Dunthorne shares insight about the Trust’s active and outdoor based curriculum.
Breaking barriers: School’s drive to close the attainment gap using tutoring
Executive headteacher at The Green Way Academy, Simon Bush, shares his experience of using the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) to support disadvantaged pupils during the school holidays.
Offering wraparound childcare at our schools
Executive Deputy Headteacher, Lyndsy Killip, at Queen’s Park Federation tells us about their experience of being an early adopter of wraparound childcare and the benefits wraparound has brought to their school community.
Supporting every learner using the National Tutoring Programme
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Meic Griffiths, Posted on:
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Inspiring teachers, Primary schools, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, School funding, Secondary schools, SEND
Executive Headteacher at the Imperium Federation, Meic Griffiths, shares his experience using the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) to support pupils at the federation.
Use the National Tutoring Programme to prepare your pupils for exams
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Martin Leslie, Posted on:
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Primary schools, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, School funding, Secondary schools
Hall Mead School in Havering have been using small group tutoring through the National Tutoring Programme (NTP), and it’s proven to be effective in boosting pupils’ preparedness for exams.
Working together to tackle attendance in rural communities
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Samantha Reed and Michael Bourne, Posted on:
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Data protection and management, Inspiring teachers, Primary schools, School attendance, Secondary schools, Teachers' reflections
Read about how schools have been sharing daily attendance data with DfE and making use of the Monitor Your School Attendance (MYSA) service - a free, secure tool that helps them visualise the data and monitor, manage and improve pupil attendance.
Joined up, school-based support that works for every child
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Kate Sandall, Posted on:
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Inspiring teachers, Primary schools, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, Secondary schools, SEND, Teachers' reflections
Kate Sandall, Senior Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) Practitioner, explains her role in making sure children can meaningfully access mental health support, and the difference joined up working between health, education and care can make.