We asked VNET Principal Consultant, Ruth McGlone, what are her 5 top tips to consider when new to subject leadership: Top Tip 1 Get to know your school’s curriculum and get to know it well. Find out how your subject fits into the wider curriculum so that you can understand how the golden threads weave…
Maybe it is time
we reconsidered Formative Assessment and have a look at it with fresh eyes using the
knowledge that is now part of day-to-day practice in Education.
How a local context in your curriculum provides a window to the world. We all know that a well sequenced, ambitious curriculum is key to a good quality of education. It should be a narrative, with children knowing little at the beginning and knowing a lot more by the end. But how can we make…
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is to support schools to improve
outcomes for children.
Through our unique and vibrant
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East Anglia. We facilitate CPD,
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and conferences to support
education professionals,
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and young people.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly worsened overall outcomes as well as widening equalities. In 2022, Key Stage 1 SATs, the percentage of pupils achieving the expected standard or above in writing fell from 70% in 2019 to 59% in 2022. Similarly in Key Stage 2 SATS, 69% of pupils were assessed by teachers as meeting…
The SEND Code of Practice (DfE, 2015) means ensuring that support systems are in place so that the school fulfils its statutory duties and holds ambitious expectations for all pupils with additional and special educational needs and disabilities…
How can leaders ensure that all pupils experience success in a school setting?
