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Retrieval practice: A whole school focus

Janina Stromfield, Curriculum Leader of Science at Sackville School has recently been accredited as a Lead Practitioner. In this blog she explains why she focused on retrieval practice and how Lead Practitioner Accreditation helped her to embed this beyond her department and achieve whole-school impact.

Making the most of SSAT Lead Practitioner Accreditation

Sunny Gunessee is a Lead Practitioner for teaching and learning. Having recently been accredited as a Lead Practitioner by SSAT, he has been reflecting on the last 12 months, the opportunities this has provided for his professional development as well as his role in leading his school in their journey towards excellence.

It ain’t what you do…

Whenever there is a new Ofsted framework, there is an understandable rush to identify hard and fast rules to inform decision-making. As inspection reports are published, recurring themes emerge and quickly become shared as guidance for others.

Reflections on the year

Members of the SSAT team reflect on their highlights of 2022 and what they are looking forward to in the coming year…

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