Managing and Delivering Cost-Effective School Improvement
In this article, former MAT senior leader and Ofsted Inspector, Matt Tiplin, explores ways schools can manage and deliver cost-effective school improvement.
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The Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Creative Writing in Schools
The advent of Artificial Intelligence and ChatGPT could be the catalyst we need to change how we assess creative writing in schools. Professor Tom Dobson discusses the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the English curriculum, highlighting how secondary students’ creative writing skills could be impacted by Artificial Intelligence.
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Implementing a Whole School Approach to Teaching the Arts
Since 2010, there has been a 40% fall in GCSE Arts entries. Children need to be engaged in the arts from an earlier age to encourage uptake in the subjects. Race Leys Junior School explore the importance of arts education in the curriculum, sharing how they have implemented a whole school approach to teaching the arts.
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Developing Secondary Students’ Skills Through Community-Based Projects
Professor Tom Dobson is a Professor of Education in the School of Education, Psychology and Linguistics at York St John University. He shares how providing young people with the opportunity to engage with projects in their local community can help develop skills needed to transform the workplace and improve education outcomes.
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Creating a Common Purpose for Aligned Autonomy in Multi-Academy Trusts
Heart Academies Trust is a Multi-Academy Trust in Bedford. Anna Crawte, School Improvement Director shares the importance of creating a shared focus between schools in the trust to encourage staff collaboration.
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The Impact of the Artsmark Award on Schools
The teaching of the arts in schools poses numerous benefits to both pupils and schools alike. The Artsmark Award provides schools with the opportunity to embed culture and creativity in the curriculum. Charlotte Jones, the Curriculum Leader of the Creative Arts at Newminster Middle School shares how the Artsmark award has helped both staff and students take part in arts subjects across the school.
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Supporting Autistic Pupils in Mainstream Classrooms
1 in 100 people have autism, and schools need to be prepared to support autistic students. Katie Goodwin, Assistant Headteacher at Abbey Hill School shares how austistic pupils can be better supported in mainstream classrooms.
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The Importance of Due Diligence when Merging with Academy Trusts
Academy trust due diligence is a key aspect of schools joining a trust. In this post, Tim Warneford, Director of Warneford Consulting, discusses the importance of due diligence when merging schools into academy trusts.
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Supporting Neurodiverse Pupils to reach their full Potential
15% of all people in the UK are neurodiverse, true figures are estimated to be higher though not everyone has a diagnosis. Donna Lee, Head Teacher at Nettlesworth Primary School shares some tips on better identifying and supporting neurodiverse pupils.
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Training Schemes that Promote Teacher Wellbeing
In May 2021, the UK government launched the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter to support schools in promoting the mental health and wellbeing of staff. Laura Fordham, is a Senior Trust Consultant at HEART Academies Trust where she oversees staff wellbeing and development. She shares some of the training schemes available to staff working at Bedford Academy to help them with their wellbeing and development.
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The Problem of Sustainability for Academy Funding
In line with the UK Government's aim of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, the Department for Education published the Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy (2022). Phil Reynolds, Chief Executive Officer of PLR Advisory shares with us how the sustainability targets outlined in the strategy are difficult to achieve with academy trust finances and outlines changes that need to be made so that academies can become more sustainable.
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