How pupils and schools are benefiting from Artsmark in Ellesmere Port

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For Artsmark Celebration Week we’re shining a light on the amazing work of schools who’ve received Artsmark accreditation for their commitment to arts and cultural education. Emily Reid, assistant headteacher at St. Bernard’s School in Cheshire, shares details on the Artsmark journeys of schools across Ellesmere Port.

How does it feel to be an award-winning Early Career Teacher?

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Daniel Callaghan, Teacher at Thorpe Primary in Bradford, won the Silver Award for Outstanding New Teacher of the Year at the National Teaching Awards 2023. In this blog, he talks about his experience as an Early Career Teacher (ECT) and shares some top tips.

Joined up, school-based support that works for every child

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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.

How the National Tutoring Programme improves confidence, knowledge and skills

Hear from Victoria Owen, the assistant vice principal at Maltby Academy as she shares with us how they are using the National Tutoring Programme (NTP). Why have you decided to use the National Tutoring Programme? We want to maximise opportunities …

A headteacher’s top tips to effectively manage Pupil Premium funding

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Clare Greene, an executive headteacher in the South West of England and evidence lead in education for West Somerset Research School, tells us her tips about how to effectively manage a school budget including Pupil Premium funding. The challenges Maximising …

How our school is managing teacher workload

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In this blog post teachers at Westminster Primary School in Bradford share how they’ve reduced workload and improved teacher wellbeing through using the workload reduction toolkit. Culture eats strategy for breakfast. It's really important that managing workload in school isn’t …