As the education world speeds along to the end of the school year, the DfE and other national organisations have been busy publishing their research, findings and ideas about governance and the structure of schools across the country: The DfE have published their annual summary paper on schools, pupils and characteristics in England – which …
TES referred to him as “the man at the top of the academy tree” – today the DfE announced that Dominic Herrington has been confirmed as National Schools Commissioner (NSC) – after holding the position on an interim basis since September 2018. It’s a significant appointment for the DfE with more than 50 per cent of …
The DfE are running a series of roadshow events across the country to consult on and introduce their new Teacher Recruitment and Retention Strategy to school, local authority and MAT leaders. I was at their first event held in London on Monday (4th March) at South Bank University with presentations from Jonathan Duff (Deputy Director, …
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I spent last Friday at the Education Show in the cavernous Excel centre in London. It’s always hard to predict if it’s going to be worth going to these types of events, because of the market place nature of them, but this free event actually delivered some valuable education discussion, ideas and speakers. Highlights for …
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First week of term and a number of our clients have told us that their new year resolution is to engage more with the ‘education world’, develop a better understanding of the ever changing educational landscape, join the online ed community and get to grips with Twitter. And our message to our clients is that …
As we all rush towards the end of term trying to balance the demands of pre-Christmas work and life, I thought this interview with Andrew Santella about his new book on the merits of procrastination might bring some light relief. It’s in the online business analysis journal Knowledge@Wharton which provides useful insights into wider world …
It’s good to hear more conversations going on inside schools and academies about the relationship between staff and pupil wellbeing. The issue has been creeping up the agenda and is (rightly) starting to influence more of the decision making at trust and governor level. Just last week the DfE published their updated guidance on “Mental …
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The Number Five Partnership has just delivered a piece of work on funding opportunities for a school and we thought it would be helpful to share some of the free information that is available about funding for schools. We have been helping the school get a picture of what grants they might be able to …
On Wednesday evening Froebel Trust held their inaugural lecture at RIBA in London with Professor Paul Ramchandani speaking about play, relationships and learning. Ramchandani is the LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development and Learning at Cambridge University where he leads a research team investigating the role of play in children’s development. He also works as …
In advance of world Mental Health Day on the Tuesday, I’m pulling together some of the resources that might be of use to school staff. There are lots about and I’ve just picked a few: Supporting children and young people: Mentally Healthy Schools provides a wide variety of information for primary schools whilst the Anna Freud …
