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Teacher Encounters Programme – Herts teachers go behind the scenes at Sky Studios Elstree

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04 Mar 2024
HFL Education has teamed up with Sky Studios Elstree for a special event to help teachers from all over Hertfordshire understand what it takes for their students to get into careers in the media.
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ESSENTIALmaths v2.0 - we've done our homework!

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01 Mar 2024
Our Maths advisers have been listening to feedback and working hard to make our ESSENTIALmaths subscription even better for supporting teachers in the classroom.
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Primary subject leaders – puzzled about Early Years?

Blog
28 Feb 2024
Subject leadership in primary schools can be a challenge with a full teaching schedule. Do you feel confident talking about your subject in the early years?
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Why are my children in Key Stage two still using their fingers to calculate?

Blog
27 Feb 2024
An exploration of when finger counting can be instrumental to pupils’ understanding of number and when it can become prohibitive to their mental fluency in KS2 maths.
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Developing mental maths strategies

Innovative programmes that will help ensure KS2and KS3 pupils know their base facts, have a range of mental calculation strategies, and can use and apply their knowledge to a wider fluency range.
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Launch of the Twin-Track Apprenticeship Toolkit

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19 Feb 2024
Our Post-16 team have been working with the Hertfordshire Careers Hub and the Careers and Enterprise Company on the new Twin-Track Apprenticeship Toolkit.
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Safeguarding – it’s non-negotiable

Blog
14 Feb 2024
This blog touches upon recent developments in safeguarding including an update from Ofsted on its approach to inspection and looks in more detail at the school Single Central Record (SCR) and the collective responsibility of governors for safeguarding.
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Reflections on the National Primary English Conference 2024: My Voice, My Writing

Blog
13 Feb 2024
Marie Lowen reflects on the golden threads that were woven through this year’s writing-focused English conference.
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Progression in foundation subjects – Part 2: Layers of learning in History – Progression in Cause and Consequence

Blog
12 Feb 2024
How can we ensure that pupils are making progress in history? How can a well-planned curriculum support pupils to make progress in their history learning?
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Launching our induction e-learning at Nursery World 2024

News
09 Feb 2024
A brand-new, innovative, four-part e-learning induction programme from HFL Education launched at the 2024 Nursery World Show in Islington.