Finding out what pupils and tutors have in common can help to boost attendance at one-to-one or small group tutoring sessions, a research review has found.
We must “ask and listen”, meeting children where they are, and ensure any exclusions trigger intervention if we are to tackle the rising levels of persistent absence.
A new school report card as part of a reformed Ofsted, slimmed down exams at 16, an “electives premium”, better SEN identification, and a 15-year strategy for education – after more than 600...
Practical examples and teaching tips for using metacognition and self-regulated learning in the classroom will be on offer at SecEd’s inaugural Metacognition Conference.
Bringing his series on the potential of retrieval practice, spaced learning, metacognition, and successive relearning in the classroom to a close, Kristian Still considers perhaps the biggest...
Safeguarding expert and former police detective James Simoniti advises how schools can spot the signs of – and respond effectively to – the scourge of child criminal exploitation
Attendance is a priority for Ofsted and the DfE is to introduce new requirements for schools. Xavier Roeseler outlines some strategies for supporting Pupil Premium students to attend
Updated statutory safeguarding guidance, including new information on domestic abuse, online safety, and child-on-child (not peer-on-peer) sexual violence and harassment, has been published ahead of...
What is the role of the virtual school head, what does their new duty to support all children with social workers entail, and how can they support schools? Darren Martindale explains
This episode considers extra-curricular activities and what effective provision looks like across the secondary school, including common challenges, staffing, quality-control, and ensuring equitable...
