Planning for welcoming back more students into special schools
Following the announcement on 10 May that schools are to start a phased reopening from 1 June, Pauline Holbrook, Head of SEND at SSAT, reviews the guidance available for special schools and shares the planning experiences of The New Bridge Multi Academy Trust as they prepare to welcome back more of their community
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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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WATCH: SSAT Special Schools and SEND network webinar – Planning for the return to school with Graham Quinn
In this webinar, Graham Quinn, CEO, The New Bridge Academy Trust and chair of the SSAT SEN headteachers’ steering group shares the experiences and challenges faced by his schools over the last few weeks.
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Teacher assessment and ranking: Why you should be mindful of the data you generate
Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at SSAT, outlines the importance of considering the data created during teacher assessments, and its longer-term impact on any subsequent data subject access requests
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WATCH: Centre assessments and data subject access webinar with Wrigleys Solicitors
Watch Chris Billington, partner at Wrigleys Solicitors as he provides clarification on issues around: confidentiality data regulations freedom of information requests data subject access requests. Chris also answers questions from members of the SSAT network.
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WATCH: The latest policy update from SSAT with Tom Middlehurst
In his latest policy webinar, Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at SSAT, provides the latest information on: school reopenings, the government’s COVID-19 strategy, Ofqual’s proposals, accountability.
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SSAT policy briefing paper – 30 April 2020
Leading teacher assessment and ranking: read the latest policy briefing paper from Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at SSAT
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WATCH: Leading teacher assessment and ranking with Tom Middlehurst, Dylan Wiliam and Chris Baker
In this policy update, hosted by Tom Middlehurst, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at SSAT, we take a closer look at how heads, principals, SLT and curriculum leaders might go about the process of teacher assessment and ranking exercises
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Formative assessment: Five classroom strategies
In partnership with SecEd, SSAT has produced this publication in which Matt Bromley and Professor Dylan Wiliam consider why formative assessment must be placed at the heart of good teaching and offer practical, evidence-based strategies and classroom advice.
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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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