In the latest SSAT webinar, Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, analyses last week’s Ofqual GCSE grading announcement and offers practical considerations. With questions from school leaders from across the SSAT network, he also: provides an update on
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Watch as Tom Middlehurst, SSAT offers an update on some of the emerging issues for school leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic including GCSE and A-level grading, FSM vouchers and the impact of Coronavirus on the sector.
SSAT’s response to Ofqual announcement on arrangements for grading GCSEs
Watch a short film where Tom Middlehurst, SSAT’s Head of Policy and Public Affairs, outlines some of the latest developments in the crisis and their impact for schools.
Heroes do not wear their pants on the outside all the time. Corinne Settle, SSAT senior education lead, explains
I am aware from conversations with schools that government guidance is being interpreted in a variety of ways as at times the guidance appears to be contradictory particularly in terms of social distancing and self-isolation of those with significant underlying health conditions.
Sylvia King, Senior Education Lead at SSAT, provides key points and helpful tips and resources for teachers to keep education going for their students while schools are closed Teaching is a profession built on relationships and communication, both of which
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SSAT welcomes the government’s decision to close schools from Friday evening. We know that schools have struggled to maintain classes due to staff shortages through illness and self isolation. This has caused considerable stress and strain to school leaders, staff,
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In these challenging times, SSAT would have liked to have seen more decisive action from the government.
Dr Efrat Furst from Hebrew University, Jerusalem, and formerly Harvard University, delves into the implications of what we know about cognitive science, what happens when we learn; and highlights practical solutions for the classroom in her presentation at the SSAT National Conference in December 2019
