A question of time? Priorities and considerations for the ‘catch-up’ funding The Covid catch-up funding should not be used simply to create more ‘time’ for schooling, but should be used to make the most of the time we have and to get students to a place where they can re-engage with their learning. Jon Gibson and Ben Slater explain Covid-19: Managing and supporting your school's staff With increased staff absence due to Covid-19, increased anxiety among our colleagues, and an ever-changing landscape, supporting and managing our teaching colleagues is a priority for school leaders this year. Employment law expert Jane Hallas offers some ... Some big questions about CPD and learning this term and beyond What has been the impact of coronavirus on staff professional development in your school? What are the questions you and your teachers should now be asking? Fiona Aubrey-Smith gives us some food for thoughtI spoke recently with one teacher who ... Staff wellbeing: Managing feelings of anxiety School staff may well be struggling with feelings of anxiety as the pandemic continues and schools remain open. Sophie Howells advisesMost of us are feeling more anxious at present. It is after all a familiar, human response when we feel that we ...
Behaviour: Inclusion using a trauma-informed approach 28 October 2020 Some challenging behaviour in schools will be due to learned trauma responses. Dr Pooky ...
Remote learning: How to handle objections from parents 28 October 2020 Whether you have individual pupils self-isolating, or groups of pupils learning from home, you ...
Building Resilient Learners: An intervention 27 October 2020 We know that some young people are at risk of getting trapped in a negative cycle of avoiding ...
Pupil Premium: The persistent problem of poverty 26 October 2020 Covid-19 is expected to exacerbate the already stark child poverty crisis facing millions of ...
PM urged to 'swallow his pride' over FSM holiday refusal 28 October 2020 School leaders and teachers have urged Boris Johnson to “swallow his pride” and back down over ...
Covid-19: Anger at DfE rising as attendance continues to fall 28 October 2020 The second half of the autumn term is set to be “even more difficult” for schools after a ...
Mental health problems likely in one in six children, NHS says 27 October 2020 One in six children aged five to 16 now have a probable mental health disorder, the NHS has ...
Free period products: Six in 10 schools yet to sign up 21 October 2020 Only 40 per cent of eligible schools have signed up to the government’s free period products ...
Supplement: Teaching the skills for a digital future What are the digital skills that today’s young people need to thrive in the future? This supplement ...
The SecEd Podcast: Supporting SEN & Looked After Children The latest episode of The SecEd Podcast focuses on the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown for SEN and ...
The SecEd Podcast: Managing Pupil Behaviour in Schools This episode of The SecEd Podcast offers practical tips for effective whole-school and classroom ...
Back to School Guide: Education technology & remote education In this 12-page Back to School Guide we consider what the technological legacy of the Covid-19 ...
At the chalkface: Capitalism in the classroom 27 October 2020 No good teacher ever preaches, especially English teachers. We deal in ambiguity, complexity, ...
GTCS publishes series of professional guides 27 October 2020 A professional guide has been published to help teachers embed a children’s rights-based ...
Cross-curricular data-analysis project 20 October 2020 The STATWARS competition is a free data project with links across the school curriculum, ...
Website offers EAL resources and guidance 20 October 2020 The Bell Foundation has amalgamated its website with the popular EAL Nexus, offering a ...
Micro:bit launches first update to popular coding device 13 October 2020 The BBC micro:bit pocket-sized computer has unveiled its first major update since appearing ...
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