Blog posts by SSAT

An important job for any parent is choosing their child’s primary school. It is the start of their schooling journey and one in which you want them to develop a love of learning.

This week, The Guardian published an article which shared feedback from parents about why they were opting to home school. Data clearly shows that the number of children and young people being home-schooled has increased substantially and is continuing to rise.

This week Sir Martyn Oliver gave his first full interview to The Times newspaper. Whilst we await further details, he gave some key indications about the likely direction of travel. Ofsted have also published a formal response to the report following the inquest into the tragic death of Ruth Perry.

Recently our CEO Sue Williamson met with Nick Chambers at Education and Employers, and learnt about their new three-minute video which shows children having fun, learning and being inspired. It’s what education is all about.

Danielle Lewis-Egonu is deputy CEO for the Golden Thread Alliance, a newly formed multi academy trust. Danielle is also a member of SSAT’s primary network steering group. Here are Danielle’s reflections on the theme of women in leadership and education.

In his speech at the Conservative Party conference last week, the Prime Minister launched the paper A world-class education system: The Advanced British Standard.

Invicta Grammar School has just become one of only three schools nationally who have been recognised for ‘transforming’ practice in all 12 strands of the SSAT Framework for Exceptional Education.

St Andrew’s Catholic School in Leatherhead, Surrey has just become one of only three schools nationally to be recognised for ‘transforming’ practice in all 12 strands of SSAT’s Framework for Exceptional Education.

A new partnership between the Chartered College of Teaching and SSAT will support teachers to embed formative assessment practices in their classrooms.

Schools are facing the worst teacher recruitment crisis since the Second World War, but there is little recognition of this in the mainstream media and little comment from the DfE.