Farming in schools: why?
When the school concerned is in the inner city, its farm offers pupils unique enrichment and can lead to improved attainment.
Blog posts by SSAT
Feedback to inform marking at Kingsford Community School
Find out how Kingsford Community School have ensured that students are now much more involved in the feedback process.
Learners with physical disabilities – filling the information gaps
Pdnet is a network for those supporting learners with physical disability. Find out more about their activities.
Pupil Premium – stop looking up, start looking out
Watch and read as former National Pupil Premium Champion John Dunford explores ways to effectively use Pupil Premium funding.
SSAT’s most popular blogs of February 2016
A roundup of our most popular blogs of February 2016. Featuring SSAT educationalists, teachers and other guest bloggers.
Applying SAMR model to new learning technologies
SSAT Senior Education Lead Andy Williams explores a technique that helps to make the most of new learning technologies.
Four strategies to raise attainment of disadvantaged students at KS4
Associate Principal Mark Masters explores the KS4 strategies that helped Charter Academy be named as ‘Most improved school in the country’.
SFCA announce new chief executive
SSAT’s Bill Watkin will take up a new appointment as Chief Executive of the Sixth Form Colleges Association.
@TeacherToolkit – Flying Start
Watch as Ross Morrison McGill has #SSATNC15 delegates throwing paper at each other during this active literacy exercise.
@TeacherToolkit – How we cut out the marking frenzy
Ross Morrison McGill unpacks a proven marking approach that reduces workload and increases effectiveness of feedback.
