Pastoral care and safeguarding: Four kinds of vulnerable pupil who will need our support With the new school year upon us safeguarding and pastoral care expert Dawn Jotham looks at some pupils facing particular challenges and what schools can do to support young people to help keep them safe in schoolThe pandemic has been tough on all ... SENCO workload: Identifying barriers and finding solutions There are far more pupils who desperately need the expertise of the SENCO than the SENCO can realistically support according to on-going workforce research. Co-author Hannah Moloney responds to the findingsIf the last 18 months have taught us ... Words for All: Ideas and approaches for boosting literacy skills Whole Education's Words for All project is helping teachers to prioritise vocabulary development and reading in our secondary schools. Lisa Ling looks at some of the ideas and approaches that have proved successful...Did you know that it is ... CPD: How to unlock education research Unpacking research findings can be challenging. Dr Fiona Aubrey-Smith and Professor Peter Twining offer teachers and CPD leaders some practical tips about how to source and interpret the latest research efficiently and effectively and discusses some of the ...
Safeguarding & KCSIE: What’s changed and what should we do about it? 6 September 2021 Every September the statutory safeguarding guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education is ...
Early Career Framework: Roll-out and next steps 6 September 2021 The Early Career Framework is here and with it comes a new two-year induction cycle for early ...
Research and evidence-led teaching: From consumers to creators 6 September 2021 Following up their previous article on how to interpret educational research, Dr Fiona Aubrey ...
Effective in-school SEMH and counselling support 5 September 2021 The pandemic has brought pastoral and social, emotional and mental health support to the fore. ...
Children's rights: Schools urged not to punish protesting students 8 September 2021 Schools are being urged to allow students to take part in protests – such as those focused on ...
Covid: Classrooms should still be used, DfE says, even if CO2 readings pass 1500ppm 8 September 2021 Schools should take action to improve ventilation if CO2 readings are “consistently higher ...
Extremism: 'Open and frank' discussions key to preventing radicalisation 8 September 2021 Teachers view their role in tackling extremism as one of mandated reporting of pupils at risk ...
Six in 10 children aged over 10 want Covid vaccination 1 September 2021 Eleven per cent of children aged 10 and over are opposed to being vaccinated compared to 62 ...
Early Career Teachers: Surviving & thriving at the chalkface Welcome to our regular supplement for early career teachers and those who support them. This ...
Guide To: Effective project-based learning This SecEd Guide offers practical advice on how we can ensure project-based learning approaches are ...
The SecEd Podcast: Everyone’s Invited & Safeguarding in Schools This podcast focuses on the Everyone's Invited revelations of sexual harassment, abuse, bullying ...
Ideas for creating an effective learning environment in your school What are the key ingredients of an effective secondary school learning environment? In this Best ...
Covid: Preventing a chaotic autumn term... 6 September 2021 Schools are braced for an ‘exponential increase’ in Covid infections and yet the government ...
UNICEF OutRight campaign offers mental health teaching resources 30 August 2021 UNICEF’s annual youth advocacy campaign has published free learning resources to support the ...
A passport to emotional literacy 30 August 2021 Emotional literacy must be our top priority as we return to school. Richard Evans discusses ...
Supporting Pupil Mental Health: A SecEd online event 29 August 2021 A range of practical advice for supporting the wellbeing and good mental health of children ...
Climate change resources aim to spark pupil debate and action 23 August 2021 Two new resources have been published to help support climate change education and action in ...
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