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Holistic approach to education – Practical suggestions to try Genuine school improvement becomes much more likely when you adopt a holistic approach to education...

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Procurement Act 2023 – How it will affect education budgets An award-winning procurement professional explains how the Procurement Act 2023 changes the way we spend primary education budgets...

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Staff meeting – How to run meetings that matter We’re all short on time, so being able to run well-structured, essential meetings is a key skill to develop...

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Teacher recruitment – What’s causing the crisis & what’s the solution? We explore the growing teacher recruitment crisis and possible solutions to help schools attract and retain the educators our students deserve...

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Complaints about schools – Advice for teachers from legal experts Two legal experts explain what to do when parents complain, and how to deal with negative social media...

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Teacher workload – How to reduce it and why it matters For teachers, it's sometimes the 'stuff’ that doesn’t directly concern classroom teaching that saps mental and physical energy. What can be done about it?

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Summer school – Could pupils benefit from an August programme? Nikki Cunningham-Smith examines the practicalities, risks and benefits of organising a school study programme over the summer months

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Prevent duty guidance – How the latest updates affect your school Mubina Asaria outlines the latest updates and changes to the Prevent duty that school staff need to be mindful of

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Online Education Accreditation Scheme – How it can help your school Alessandro Capozzi shares his experiences of undergoing the DfE’s accreditation process for online schools

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School food – What bad lunches tell us about outsourcing Media reports of shoddy school dinners speak to far wider issues that relate to outsourcing, nutrition and educational inequality...

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Extracurricular activities – Enhancing education beyond the classroom Step into the dynamic world of extracurricular activities and learn how to finance them and use them as a tool for nurturing a love for learning...

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DSL supervision – Are you doing enough to look after your DSL? Sarah Cook outlines the pressing need for better supervision of designated safeguarding leads within secondary settings

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NPQs – Why haven’t we made the most of them? The excessive workload that teachers and leaders carry has stopped us taking full advantage of a free CPD offer, says Sarah Botchway...

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DFE workload reduction 2024 – A missed opportunity We’re all working too hard, and new advice from a government task force won’t change that, says Kevin Harcombe...

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Gardening in schools – How to fund greener school grounds Getting the whole community involved in upgrading your school grounds is vital for green development in schools, says Anne-Marie Bolton...

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Faith schools – Is it more ‘tolerant’ to defend them or ban them? Kevin Rooney contemplates whether the ‘tolerant’ thing to do would be to restrict or defend the faith schools model...

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RAAC – Lessons to learn from the school concrete crisis The ‘concrete crisis’ has shown where the priorities of successive governments really lay. What lessons can we learn from the crisis?

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Phone addiction – Teach students how to self-regulate screen time What will it take for young people to learn self-regulation when it comes to their online activities? Natasha Devon shares her thoughts…

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Data protection in schools – What makes a good data protection officer? Mark Hodges explains how data protection officers can help schools stay on top of their data privacy and security responsibilities...

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Lesson planning – What makes a good lesson plan? So, you’ve landed a teaching job – congratulations! But now you’re faced with planning all your lessons... where do you start? Use these pointers and you won’t go far wrong...

Media literacy – Why it should be statutory at KS2 The national curriculum needs to change, to ensure we’re teaching all Key Stage 2 pupils about media literacy

Esafety – Six ways to keep personal info safe in school Smartphones, tablets, laptops, oh my! Learn how to avoid potential data breaches by securing your tech and staying alert to scams

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Selecting schools – Not all children are academic, so why pretend they are? Instead of forcing all students down the same narrow academic paths, let’s realise the true potential of school choice, urges John Lawson...

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Ofsted inspections – “Being a teacher can feel like being a criminal” Given the humiliation involved in Ofsted’s oversight, it’s hardly surprising that teachers are seeking jobs elsewhere, says Carl Smith...

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Edtech – Extend your equipment’s lifespan Al Kingsley offers some tips on how to maximise the useful working life of your laptops and other edtech devices

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