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.
Blog posts by Guest
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.
Introduce the Learn Equality, Live Equal programme to help tackle HBT bullying
The Learn Equality, Live Equal Team of the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) highlights the ways in which the Learn Equality, Live Equal programme is helping schools combat homophobic, biphobic and transphobic (HBT) bullying.
The unity of community: Parliament Hill School’s journey
Marie Ruddy, team leader for Citizenship, discusses the inclusive environment that Parliament Hill School has created to encourage every student to feel comfortable in their own skin.
Make reading a choice, not a chore
Sarah Masters, Curriculum Librarian, Thomas Deacon Academy, highlights the importance of staying connected to literature even when schools close for the summer.
The impacts of the Embedding Formative Assessment programme on Uppingham Community College
Uppingham Community College has had years of experience with SSAT’s EFA programme, and has been able to reshape its curriculum and outcomes as a result. Dave Anderson, Deputy Principal, reports.
‘Inside-out’ coaching – how a new understanding of the mind reshaped a vision of wellbeing
Laura Anthony, Learning Manager Coaching & Mentoring and Mental Health Lead, Hertfordshire & Essex High School and Science College, highlights how ‘inside-out’ coaching techniques have transformed the way students and teachers approach mental health wellbeing in schools.
A whole-school and a whole-year approach
The All Together programme organised by the Anti-Bullying Alliance demonstrates how to achieve school success with three key aspects in mind. Nicola Murray, head of programmes for the Anti-Bullying Alliance, reports.
Talk the talk, walk the walk – marching with SSAT in Pride in London 2018
Tom Beckerton, creator of the LGBT+ and Allies Support Group at Brookvale Groby Learning Campus, has talked the talk and walked the walk with SSAT. He reflects on the impacts that marching in Pride in London 2018 with our organisation had on himself and Brookvale Groby students.
Leadership that overcomes discord and creates united efforts towards excellence
Patrick Ferguson, principal of Hope Academy, St. Helens, reflected on the incredible turnaround the academy has made thanks to focusing on key factors for school improvement. Patrick’s tips for success will be shared during his presentation at the upcoming School Improvement Show on June 26.
