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Term Times - spring 2025: The Great School Framework

The Great School Framework (GSF) outlines ten ambitious features of an ideal school, aiming to improve education quality and outcomes.

Term Times - spring 2025: Supporting smooth transitions at every step

The article discusses the importance of well-managed transitions at all stages from children starting school, to Year 1, Years 6-7 and preparation for Post-16

Term Times - spring 2025: Sustainable staffing in schools

Schools must manage resources efficiently to ensure optimal student outcomes, with staff absenteeism being a significant concern. Prioritizing a smaller, higher-skilled workforce, such as higher-level teaching assistants (HLTAs), can help.

Term Times - spring 2025: The writing journey - Early Years and beyond

Writing is a complex skill developed from early childhood through interaction and physical activities that build language and motor skills. A strong curriculum is essential for developing confident and successful young writers. .

Term Times - spring 2025: The secondary senior leaders' briefings

Introducing half-termly briefings for secondary senior leaders to help them stay updated with national and local educational changes, providing a concise and focused alternative to the overwhelming amount of information.

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Nursery World and QA Education Update

News

14 Feb 2025

Two of our talented team members, Jennifer Ferguson and Fiona Tobin, have recently published articles exploring themes of home visits for smoother transitions and the power of pedagogy when using EdTech. Wanting to find out more? Read on to discover the full articles.

Creative ways to teach multiplication and division with beadstrings: One Hundred Hungry Ants activities

Blog

11 Feb 2025

Discover engaging multiplication and division activities using beadstrings and One Hundred Hungry Ants by Elinor J Pinczes. Fun learning in primary maths for World Book Day.

Embracing flexible working – a governor’s guide (Part 1)

Blog

10 Feb 2025

This, and our next blog, will be focussed on supporting governors and trustees to explore the concept, challenges and benefits of flexible working in schools with a follow up focussed on taking action to embrace flexible leadership models when recruiting a headteacher.

The Great School Framework

The Great School Framework - using the framework

How we envisage the Great School Framework being used.