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Celebrating Moving to New Headship

News
16 Jul 2024
Designed specifically to support newly appointed headteachers through the transition to a new headship and address the unique challenges they face.
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Strengthening governance – the importance of self-evaluation

Blog
16 Jul 2024
Effective school governance plays a major part in ensuring that schools and academies are accountable to all stakeholders, well managed and focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for all their pupils. One method of checking this is with a self-review of your governing body/ trust board. A self-evaluation enables board members to assess their performance, review governance practices, and ensure they remain on track with their strategic priorities.
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Raising the profile of poetry

Blog
24 Sep 2024
Unlock a love of language, creativity and emotional expression by making poetry a priority in your school!
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Writing for pleasure? It’s a serious, necessary pursuit – now, more than ever

Blog
08 Oct 2024
Through a case study, Ellen Counter explores how we can, and why we should, put enjoyment for writing at the forefront of the agenda in schools.
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Spoken language: Reflecting on Ofsted’s English education subject report

Blog
11 Jul 2024
Taking a ‘deep dive’ into the observations and conclusions drawn from Ofsted’s English subject report and the subsequent priority of the teaching of spoken language.
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Inclusive Practice for Underserved Learners – a new series of twilight webinars

News
11 Jul 2024
Underserved pupils start school behind their more advantaged peers which can negatively impact many areas of their lives. We are delighted to announce a new series of twilight webinars exploring inclusive practice for underserved learners.
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Headteacher Update podcast: marketing your primary school

News
10 Jul 2024
As pupil rolls begin to fall, a recent episode of the Headteacher Update podcast explored how two headteachers market their small schools effectively.
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Celebrating the completion of our Great Representation programme 2023–24

News
01 Aug 2024
We are delighted to share the reflective journals produced by the final cohort of schools on our Great Representation programme. The programme has been a key part of our work to progress an anti-racism agenda since 2021.
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Rethinking assessment

The HFL Education and Rethinking Assessment partnership project focused on collaboration in the classroom and aimed to support and develop approaches to assessment and pedagogy which promoted equity and a sense of belonging to all children.
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How can we increase teaching assistants’ confidence and reduce maths anxiety?

Blog
02 Jul 2024
Gill reflects on research and professional experience of how maths anxiety can present in the classroom where teaching assistants play a key role and shares strategies and training to support TAs to feel more confident.