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5 steps to reduce workload and improve wellbeing
Looking to reduce workload in your school but don’t know where to start? Ben Levinson, headteacher at an East London primary school, explains how they tackled workload and improved staff wellbeing at...
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"Another year of dedication" – a thank you message from the...
Today, Damian Hinds, Secretary of State for Education, shared a video message thanking those working in our schools and colleges for their hard work over the past year. This follows two occasions last...
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From charity work to changing lives – the moments that inspire teachers
Natalie Wilsher is a recently qualified music teacher at The Gryphon School in Dorset and won the 2019 Outstanding New Teacher Silver Award. Frank McCarron is Executive Principal of Stockport Academy...
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Top tips for NQTs from teachers who’ve been there before
Connor, Sharmin and Teresa share their tips for NQTs. It’s an exciting week for thousands of newly qualified teachers across England who will be making the next step in their teaching journey this...
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Equipping our children for a changing world
Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, looks at the recent funding announcement for schools and further education and how it well help better equip the current generation of children and young people...
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How to build relationships as an NQT: getting to know your pupils, parents...
The relationships and rapport you develop inside the classroom - with your pupils and colleagues – as well as those outside of the classroom with parents and carers are vital to get right. But what’s...
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Your questions answered on school funding
The Government recently announced an increase in investment of over £14 billion in primary and secondary education. Following the announcement, we asked you to let us know if you had any immediate...
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Why we’re taking part in the reception baseline assessment pilot
This September, thousands of schools have chosen to pilot the new reception baseline assessment (RBA) for children entering school, ahead of its planned rollout across all schools next year. The RBA...
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Boosting confidence in maths: our teaching for mastery journey
Developing a deep understanding of mathematical concepts among secondary pupils isn’t easy. The teaching for mastery programme provides school to school support, resources and professional development...
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Settling into school life: A recent primary school NQT on his top tips for...
Starting in your first few months as a new teacher, can be a simultaneously exciting and daunting experience. Jason Beerjeraz, a primary school teacher at a school in Colchester and recent NQT,...
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Settling into school life: A secondary school teacher's guide for...
As part of our series on newly qualified teachers, Myffy Cairns, a secondary school teacher and recent NQT shares her top tips for making the most of your first year as a teacher. Tackling the first...
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World Mental Health Day: “we reduced sick days and staff turnover through...
As part of World Mental Health Day, Jenny Rigby, Headteacher at Meadow High School in Hillingdon, shares how her school are taking action to improve wellbeing and support their staff. At Meadow Hall...
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How did we reduce staff turnover? By reducing staff workload
Headteacher, Lynsey Draycott, and Deputy Headteacher, David Lowbridge-Ellis, from Barr Beacon School in Walsall have been on a workload journey which has taken them from high staff turnover to hugely...
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Inspiring pupils through major sporting events
Children posing at Premiership Rugby launch at Twickenham Stadium Sophie Nicholson, who teaches at a primary in Surrey, shares how she has made the most out of her pupils’ interest in the 2019 Rugby...
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Shutting down emails, and making meetings matter – how one school reduced...
Mel Shute, headteacher of Trumpington Park Primary School in Cambridgeshire, shares her school’s journey on reducing workload by tackling a problem familiar to most workplaces – how to communicate...
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Unlocking the potential - Jamie's Teacher Effect story
Jamie Benson teaches A Level economics at Greensward Academy in Essex. As head of Sixth Form, he also counsels students after they receive their GCSE results. Find out what happened when one student...
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Aiming high: developing senior leaders and making partnerships the best they...
Keith and Gill have been working together as a senior leadership partnership at Park Community Academy (PCA) in Blackpool for over 10 years and last year Gill nominated Keith for the Lifetime Teaching...
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Back at school - what's it been like?
Over the last few weeks some schools have started to welcome more pupils back through their doors after two months of remote learning. We asked some of the teachers and parents sharing their...
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How a tailored programme can help schools reopen
Embark Federation is an Education Charitable Trust that serves 3,000 children and their families across 9 schools in Derbyshire. To overcome the challenges that have come with the outbreak of...
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Flexibility in schools - learning from lockdown
Emma Turner currently works part time as Research and CPD Lead for Discovery Schools Academy Trust MAT in Leicestershire. An advocate for flexible working, she reflects on what the sector can learn...
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