How a global pandemic has enabled positive change and brought a school community together
Francis Gonzalez, Headteacher at Richard Cloudesley School – a special school based in north London – describes how COVID-19 has enabled the school community to adapt how children and families are supported both in and out of school
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Bereavement, grief and loss: supporting your school community
As schools prepare to welcome more young people back following the pandemic, Emma Pinnock, SEN Consultant, Essential Education Group, explains the importance of acknowledging their losses over the last few weeks and shares practical tips, strategies and resources for school
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Adaptability is key to facing uncertain times
As they prepare for reopening, Dr Martina Lecky, Executive Headteacher at Vanguard Learning Trust, describes how the trust’s schools have split their preparations to focus on the immediate, practical logistics while remaining considerate of the longer-term impact on their communities.
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A Recovery Curriculum: Loss and life for our children and schools post pandemic
In this think piece, which considers how it will be for children when they return to school following the COVID-19 pandemic, Barry Carpenter, CBE, Professor of Mental Health in Education, Oxford Brookes University and Matthew Carpenter, Principal, Baxter College, Kidderminster explain why they believe a Recovery Curriculum is necessary to successfully transition children back to school.
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Reducing the risk of a disability discrimination claim in the SEND tribunal (Part 2)
In the second and final part of this series, Alacoque Marvin, former teacher and now member of Wrigleys Solicitors' education team, considers how to avoid (or at least be prepared for) a SEND tribunal disability discrimination claim.
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Reducing the risk of a disability discrimination claim in the SEND tribunal
In the first article in this two-part series, Alacoque Marvin, former teacher and now member of Wrigleys Solicitors' education team, considers how to avoid (or at least be prepared for) a SEND tribunal disability discrimination claim.
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Teaching empathy is not enough
How Empathy Week aims to build a generation of empathetic leaders Over 150,000 students across the UK and beyond are set to take part in Empathy Week (24-28 February), a free secondary school resource aimed at empowering ‘a generation of
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A bumper crop from student leadership development
Patrick Kirwan, Horticulture and Community Outreach Coordinator, describes the benefits of Hammersmith Academy’s school garden.
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Leading by example – a lost art?
Neville Beischer, co-headteacher, Wright Robinson College, explains the process and impact of leading by example at every level in the school
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