Lockdown teaching and learning: A quick guide for families Feeling daunted by the return to remote teaching? In this two-part series Sara Davidson and Sean Harris look at some of the basic research-informed principles that can help teachers and parents to navigate learning at home. In part two they offer advice for ... Vulnerable learners: Child-centred planning Child-centred planning can make all the difference for vulnerable young people. Dr Pooky Knightsmith offers five principles to ensure this is done in a genuine, non-tick-box, fashionWhen working with our more vulnerable learners, child-centred ... PFI: Challenging overly expensive contracts As an academy trust CEO, Andrew Chubb successfully challenged aspects of his school’s PFI contract, leading to substantial savings. He looks here at why PFI often proves unfairly expensive for schools – and what can be done about itPFI, or the ... Moving beyond the label: Needs not diagnosis... For many parents and too many professionals, the diagnosis is seen as a magic answer and the solution to a child’s difficulties – but it is not. Sara Alston discusses the risks involving diagnostic labels and looks at how we must provide SEN support based on ...
Using CPD to support effective remote teaching 26 January 2021 CPD to support remote teaching & the use of ed-tech has become commonplace during the ...
Zero carbon schools by 2030 26 January 2021 The Let’s Go Zero campaign is urging schools to pledge to go zero carbon within a decade. ...
Lockdown: Five ideas for maintaining your team’s morale 26 January 2021 Many of us are finding the third national lockdown much tougher than those that have gone ...
Remote teaching: How to develop staff expertise 26 January 2021 From setting clear goals to providing short feedback loops, Jacob Senior offers some ...
Learning materials: £1m fund kick-starts Help a Child to Learn campaign 27 January 2021 A £1 million Help a Child to Learn campaign has launched to supply learning materials for ...
Remote learning: Ofsted shares tips for improving pupil engagement and motivation 27 January 2021 Ofsted has shared some emerging approaches and strategies to boost pupil engagement and ...
Social media, poverty and lack of exercise drive mental health crisis 27 January 2021 Heavy use of social media, growing up in poverty, a lack of physical exercise and being ...
Lockdown 2.0: Engagement with remote education is up but significant poverty gaps remain 21 January 2021 Only one in four working class pupils are undertaking at least five hours a day of learning ...
SecEd Supplement: The many faces of our vulnerable learners In this free 16-page supplement, we seek expert advice for supporting our most vulnerable students, ...
Headteacher's Guide to Music Education A free 14-page downloadable guide in which we offer a range of advice and ideas about how music can ...
The SecEd Podcast: Effective teaching for SEN In this episode, we consider what effective teaching for SEN students looks like in the mainstream ...
Creating an effective CPD culture across your school In this free Best Practice Focus download, school principal Ben Solly outlines his school's ...
A lack of research? How Ofsted misrecognised Cultural Capital 26 January 2021 What is cultural capital and why should we be questioning it? Phil Beadle explains how Ofsted has ...
Remote Education Hub offers advice on pedagogy and resources 26 January 2021 An online hub has launched to support teachers delivering remote education to pupils during ...
Remote learning: Virtual school library opens 18 January 2021 A virtual school library has been launched in a bid to ensure access to books for pupils ...
Online conference: Edtech, remote learning & pedagogy 18 January 2021 A range of best practice advice, case studies, and practical guidance is on offer at SecEd’s ...
Geography Education Online 18 January 2021 Geography Education Online (GEO) is a new website created by the Geographical Association ...
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