Maximising Pupil Premium Impact: Whole-School Approaches That Work
Maximising Pupil Premium Impact: Whole-School Approaches That Work
Wilbury Primary School Headteacher, Lisa Wise, shares her approach to pupil premium.
Rising strong after lockdown – supporting the whole school community
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Matthew Crawford and Anna Upton, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Curriculum best practice, Primary schools, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour, Reducing risk, Teacher wellbeing, Teachers' reflections
Trust Leader, Matt, and Headteacher, Anna, share how their recovery programme has reduced parents’ concerns, created a welcoming environment for pupils and strengthened their community of schools.
How schools are managing bubbles effectively
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Various authors, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Reducing risk, Secondary schools
One of the biggest logistical challenges school leaders faced in preparing to welcome back all students has been how to reduce the risk of transmission of COVID-19 in school. How have schools been tackling it?
Supporting NQTs during a challenging time
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Emma Tate, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Support for ECTs, Teacher wellbeing
As part of the DfE’s support for Newly Qualified Teachers, Emma Tate, Director of Outwood Institute of Education, shares what extra support they are providing to over 100 NQTs this year.
Early Career Framework reforms – why we’ve signed up
Headteacher, Julia, explains the benefits of signing up to the early roll-out of the Early Career Framework (ECF) reforms, and the benefits they hope that mentoring and further support will have on their staff.
"It is so important that teachers realise how important they are" – celebrating the Teaching Awards
The National Teaching Awards celebrate teachers’ exceptional achievements. Charlotte Grace - a science teacher at Outwood Academy Shafton - shares her experience of winning an award and how it has impacted her early career so far.
Raring to go after local lockdown
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Lauren Findley, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Primary schools, Support for ECTs, Teachers' reflections
Year 6 teacher, Lauren Findley, reflects on what will carry her through the uncertainty of this year and what her first few days have been like back at school…
Back to school – what’s the first week been like?
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Various authors, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Primary schools, Secondary schools, Teachers' reflections
It’s that time of year again… teachers across England are starting to welcome their pupils back to school. But with lots of new safety measures in place, this year it feels a bit different. We asked teachers what their first week has been like...
The benefits of edtech: using a combined approach to improve teaching quality
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Mike Taylor, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Professional Development, Remote education, Secondary schools
Science teacher, Mike Taylor, explains how the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak has brought edtech to the forefront of teaching and how it can be used both in and outside the classroom.
Five top tips for NQTs starting teaching in September
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Emma Turner, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Professional Development, Support for ECTs, Teacher wellbeing
Congratulations and welcome to the best job in the world! To help you get off on the right foot, Emma Turner wants to give you some hints, tips, and information to consider before you begin your new adventure with your own students.
Saying hello to my new year 7 form
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Haili Hughes, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Inspiring teachers, Secondary schools, Teachers' reflections
Having said goodbye to her year 11 form at the end of the summer term, Haili writes about how much she’s looking forward to welcoming a whole new class of year 7 students to secondary school.