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The Afro Caribbean Society at Bexley Grammar School

Bexley Grammar School’s Afro Caribbean Society (ACS) was started in 2018 by a group of year 12 girls who suggested setting up the ACS as a student-led society. In its initial form they ran meetings one lunchtime a week and took turns bringing different home-made food along to a discussion group.

SSAT secures DfE and Education Endowment Foundation funding to raise student achievement with significantly subsidised places on the Embedding Formative Assessment (EFA) programme

The Schools, Students and Teachers Network (SSAT) is proud to announce that it has successfully secured a third year of funding from the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) through the Department for Education’s (DfE) Accelerator Fund. Significantly subsidised places are available for 150 state funded schools with a secondary phase in England.

We need to talk about racism

Safiya Raqib and Helen Drought are Diversity and Inclusion leads at Waddesdon C of E Secondary School. The school recently achieved the RACE Charter Mark Silver Award. The RACE Charter Mark delivered by Fig Tree International and awarded by SSAT recognises schools wishing to demonstrate their commitment to action and improvement in relation to race equality in all aspects of their work.

Women in leadership and education – Danielle Lewis-Egonu

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.

Celebrating diversity through human stories

As educators, we have a responsibility to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment for all students, as well as a well-rounded education that prepares them for the diverse, complex and interconnected world they will encounter.

Life Lessons

Life Lessons are delighted to provide a range of resources to support schools mark Black History Month, including a free webinar for PSHE leads and videos and resources to use in lessons.

Back to School: Embracing a New Chapter

In this first article in our new series by Ndah Mbawa from Happier Every Chapter, Ndah reflects upon the themes and inclusive bestsellers they curated at the start of the academic year.

SSAT Conference - this December

Primary, Secondary, Special or MAT, network with colleagues and explore how neurodiversity affects everyone including parents, families, and schools. Open for booking now to members and non-members.

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