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Year 1 phonics check 2025: impact analysis for inclusive next steps

Blog
16 Sep 2025
A phonics screening check 2025 analysis tool and 10 top tips for phoneme frame use.
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An introduction to ESSENTIALSPELLING

Blog
01 Jul 2025
Schools implementing ESSENTIALSPELLING’s approach see swift impact on children’s confidence in spelling. Find out how ESSENTIALSPELLING can help you in this blog.
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ESSENTIALWRITING updates now live

News
02 Jul 2025
Access new resources just added to our innovative primary writing curriculum ESSENTIALWRITING. Designed for reception to year 6 and built to develop skilled and successful writers.
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Ideas for every inclusive classroom in our new fully funded TA training day for Herts schools

News
01 Jul 2025
Designed to coincide with National Teaching Assistant’s Day (Friday 26th September), we’re delighted to launch a brand-new training day packed with a treasure trove of practical ideas and resources.
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Schools empower students to combat bullying and misogyny

News
25 Jun 2025
A new best practice guide from SecEd written by our wellbeing advisor Tracey Harper highlights how RSHE (Relationships, Sex and Health Education) lessons can transform school culture by encouraging “upstander” behaviour.
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Impact in action: Penny Slater shares the stage with DfE RISE advisers

News
23 Jun 2025
We are excited to share that Penny Slater, our Development and Partnership Lead, will be a keynote speaker at the Norfolk and Suffolk ‘Leading for Impact’ conference organised by Sapientia Education Trust.
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Small steps to big confidence: Building independence in the Early Years

Blog
23 Jun 2025
Building independence in young children is one of the most powerful things we can do as early years practitioners. Independence doesn't ‘happen’ overnight. It’s a skill we nurture carefully through the experiences we provide and the behaviours we model every day.
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HFL’s Charlotte Jackson is championing best practice in science in the latest headteacher update

News
20 Jun 2025
Take a look at the latest edition of Headteacher Update and you’ll find an article by our very own Charlotte Jackson, Teaching and Learning Adviser for science in our primary team.
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ESSENTIALWRITING updates coming soon!

News
20 Jun 2025
New resources are being introduced to our innovative primary writing curriculum ESSENTIALWRITING this July. Designed for reception to year 6 and built to develop skilled and successful writers.
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Term Times - summer 2025: Working with national partners to shape policy: Reflections from the AEPA Annual Conference

The AEPA Annual Conference provided a valuable opportunity for education leaders to reflect on emerging policy and how the experiences of strong local education systems can inform national strategies.