Anti-Bullying Week and United Against Bullying: Resources and support 23 May 2022 Are we allowing pupils to ‘reach out’ about bullying? Ahead of this year’s Anti-Bullying Week 2022, Martha Evans looks at resources and funded support to ensure this work is embedded in your schools all year round
Handling the stigma of HIV 23 May 2022 Children and young people living with HIV still face stigma. How can we educate, change attitudes, and create HIV-friendly schools? Emily Hamblin advises
Senior mental health lead: Funding extended 19 May 2022 A further £7m has been made available for the training of senior mental health leads in schools.
MeeToo Mental Health App 16 May 2022 Young people using the free MeeToo mental health app say they feel better and less alone.
Anti-racism resources 13 May 2022 A portfolio of free resources has been created by the Anna Freud Centre to help school staff understand the mental health impact of racism on young people and to feel more confident in addressing related concerns.
Classroom 200 offers free music, lesson plans and resources 12 May 2022 A new and free music resource aims to help teachers overcome a lack of time, budget and specialist knowledge when planning lessons.
Real Love Rocks 2 May 2022 The Real Love Rocks resources support the teaching of difficult RSHE topics including consent, grooming, technology, bullying, pornography, sexual harassment, and appropriate and inappropriate relationships.
Supporting trainee teachers to teach EAL pupils 25 April 2022 As multilingualism and English as an additional language become an integral feature of school life, how can school-based initial teacher training programmes prepare student teachers to work within linguistically and culturally diverse settings? Sheila Hopkins advises
Conference: Curriculum Excellence – Design, Delivery & Diversity 18 April 2022 Curriculum design, delivery and diversity will take centre stage at SecEd’s latest best practice conference, which offers a range of practical, advice-driven and evidence-led sessions.
Resource supports schools with new affordable uniform laws 5 April 2022 Schools must ensure their uniform is affordable for families under new laws and a charity has now published resources offering advice and support.
Webinar: Closing the digital divide – what can schools do? 5 April 2022 What can schools do to support families and pupils who find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide? ?This is the subject for a free SecEd webinar, which is due to take place from 4pm on Thursday, April 28.
Film resources to mark Earth Day 2022 29 March 2022 An extensive programme of free films, documentaries and resources has been launched to help schools mark this year’s Earth Day on April 22.
A guide for working with families affected by child sexual abuse 22 March 2022 A guide to help professionals support parents/carers if concerns about sexual abuse have surfaced has been produced by the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse.
Research review identifies factors of effective PE 22 March 2022 The factors that contribute to high-quality PE curriculum, assessment and pedagogy have been set out in Ofsted’s latest subject research review.
Schools urged to help fill rucksacks for the children of Ukraine 15 March 2022 A campaign to provide backpacks of books, toothbrushes, water bottles and other much-need items for the children of Ukraine is seeking support from schools.
Resources to support classroom conversations about Ukraine 9 March 2022 A number of resources are available to help school staff talk to children and young people about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Big RSE Lesson tackles LGBT+ history 8 March 2022 Around 15,000 young people tuned in for an online RSE lesson celebrating LGBT+ history – and the resource is still available for schools to use.
Pupil Premium Best Practice: A week to go 7 March 2022 SecEd's National Pupil Premium best practice conference – offering 18 sessions all of which will give practical strategies that can be adapted and adopted for your school’s circumstances – takes place in a week's time.
What University? & What Career? Live 11 February 2022 Sponsored Help your students to make informed decisions about their future by visiting What University? & What Career? Live on March 4 & 5 at the NEC, Birmingham.
SEND: A sensory tour of Parliament 8 February 2022 Students with SEND are being invited to use their senses to explore Parliament, find out who works there and what they do.
Model policy for allergy management in schools 1 February 2022 A fifth of fatal anaphylaxis reactions that take place in schools are in children with no prior history of food and allergy.
Supporting pupils who have lost someone during Covid 31 January 2022 Gail Precious discusses the impact of Covid-19 on the numbers of bereaved pupils and outlines some considerations for teachers when offering support to a grieving pupil
Responding to harmful sexual behaviours among children 18 January 2022 A helpline has been launched for education and safeguarding professionals to help them respond to incidents of inappropriate sexual behaviour among children and young people.
Raspberry Pi: Pupils invited to run experiments on the International Space Station 10 January 2022 Two upgraded Raspberry Pi computers are set to be launched to the International Space Station, enabling young people to run scientific experiments in space and communicate with astronauts.
Teacher Handbook: SEND – Embedding inclusive practice 10 January 2022 A new handbook for teachers who support young people with SEN is advising on how to embed inclusive practice in the classroom and across the school.
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