Guest Blog: Sean Harris, Trust Improvement Leader and doctoral researcher with Teesside University In my early days as a school leader, I vividly recall an Executive Headteacher introducing me as the ‘Pupil Premium Champion’, followed by a remark emphasising that the performance of all disadvantaged pupils was my sole responsibility. Perhaps I should have donned a…
Guest Blog: Dr Victoria Cook, Chartered College of Teaching The pupil voice movement, which has become a worldwide movement of change in education (Rudduck and McIntyre, 2007), was given impetus by Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) (1989). This states that every child has the right to…
Help to create a supportive climate where everyone can flourish… Creating a coaching culture in schools can, ‘create positive and supportive organisational climates for personal and organisational growth’ (1) as well as fostering a, ‘way of being, where students and educators flourish.’ (2) Coaching and mentoring offers a vast spectrum of practice, and lots of…
Does raising aspirations help raise pupil outcomes? A lack of aspiration can be cited as a reason for poor student outcomes in areas of high disadvantage, including Norfolk. This is something we wanted to address in our conference programme this year. According to the EEF, in general, approaches to raising aspirations are not directly linked…
We are at an important time in education where the delivery of the high quality curriculum needs to be of highest priority. Pedagogical approaches need to be carefully considered to ensure there is a high impact on all children’s outcomes. We must enable teachers to find the best ways to deliver the curriculum in the…
Sam Freedman is a senior fellow at the Institute for Government, senior adviser to ARK, vice-chair of Ambition Institute and a trustee of the Holocaust Education Trust. You may well have read one of his regular contributions to the TES, FT, Guardian, Prospect or the New Statesman. We were delighted to hear from Sam at…
The Department for Education’s Reading Framework has been updated and expanded. The updated and expanded framework comes after KS2 SATS results revealed a drop in reading attainment levels from 75% of children meeting the expected standard in 2022 to 73% in 2023. Updates have been made to assist schools in supporting children beyond key stage 1 and…
The Department for Education’s Reading Framework has been updated and expanded. By the end of Year 6, pupils’ reading and writing should be sufficiently fluent and effortless to manage the curriculum’s general demands in year seven across all subjects and not just in English. Loss of learning over the summer holidays might account for some…
The power of choice in response to the recent investigation into ESS SIMS 3 year MIS contracts. We are looking forward to hearing from Compass Education at the Norfolk Headteachers’ Conference.
Welcome to iRock School of Music, a peripatetic music service for primary schools, specialising in teaching children how to play in rock and pop bands!
What an extraordinary year of growth, learning, and collaboration! In 2025/26, the VNET community achieved incredible heights – supporting 157 member schools, delivering 154 high-impact CPD events throughout the year. From providing 289+ days of bespoke, targeted support directly in classrooms to welcoming over 3,300 attendees to our professional development sessions, we’ve worked hand-in-hand with educators to drive real, lasting change.