Professional artists help pupil premium students to shine
Rosemary Osborne, lead practitioner and Apple teacher, Eltham Hill School, showcases creative teaching methods used to engage with hard-to-reach students and its outcomes on attainment.
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The first published reports under the new Ofsted framework – what do we know?
Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, SSAT, identifies some common themes seen in published school inspection reports under the new framework.
Tory policy on education focuses on FE
Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, SSAT, examines the educational outcomes proposed at the Tory Party Conference on 30 September.
Samaritans work to support the whole school community
This year’s World Mental Health Day focuses on suicide prevention. Precious Jeffers, Community Outreach Manager at Samaritans, illustrates the charity’s work towards the same cause.
Would Labour’s education policies work?
Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, SSAT, considers the proposed educational policies outlined in Angela Rayner’s speech at last week’s Labour Party conference
SEND no longer the poor relation during an Ofsted inspection
Colin Logan, Senior Education Lead at SSAT, elaborates on the meaning of the new regime’s changes and what the implications for schools being inspected are
Why schools might be cautiously optimistic going into the new year
As the new term unfolds, Wrigleys Solicitors analyse the budget realisations made by the government and the hopeful changes that will come with it.
The impacts of peer teaching on learning
Catherine Miller, programme director for Team Up, highlights the profound impacts that peer teaching has on pupils who need extra support.
So does data not matter anymore?
Colin Logan, Senior Education Lead at SSAT, analyses the correlation between Ofsted, data and IDSR and explores their impact in schools.
Lifting off to secondary education
Martina Veale, Education Director at ASDAN, describes one school’s experience in making the daunting transition from primary to secondary school a smooth one.
