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As leaders, when do we mentor and when do we coach? – updates from the Facebook groups
This week I attended a course for the DfE Women Leaders in Education. The topic…
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Has the BBC shown a true #school? – updates from the Facebook groups
This week I have been watching the BBC2 programme School. I was very sceptical as I, personally, didn’t think that its predecessors were a true reflection on school life and almost glamorised the issues that schools were facing. So as I sat down to watch…
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Safeguarding parents – updates from the Facebook groups
This week I have been looking at safeguarding children by directly safeguarding parents. As we…
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Governor Stories – Encouraging diversity on school governing boards
Diverse governing boards mean more robust debate, better decision making, and improved educational outcomes for children. In the last five years, 49% of the governors placed by Governors for Schools were female. 68% were under…
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How will funding changes affect rural schools?
I have recently been out and about talking to Local Authorities and rural schools about…
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Report: Rural headteachers caught in ‘perfect storm’ of challenges
As head of market research at The Key, I spend a lot of time in schools up and down the country, seeking to understand common needs so we can serve our members content that makes their jobs easier. Every school I visit is unique and…
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Homework: updates from our Facebook groups
When we set homework we usually know who will bring it back having attempted it…
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Funding and finances: updates from our Facebook groups
A rural school that I visited were in the fantastic position of actually increasing their…
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MATs: A view from the field
With the recent BBC Panorama investigation into Bright Tribe Trust, MATs have yet again been cast into the national limelight for all the wrong reasons. If you were looking at MATs from outside of the sector, you’d be forgiven for thinking it’s all bad news…
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Wellbeing: updates from our Facebook Groups
Hot topics this week: Wellbeing I have been incredibly saddened by how many posts we…
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Plastic free schools: updates from our Facebook Groups
Hot topics this week: Plastic free schools As educators, we teach our pupils about the importance of recycling and the environment but are we, as a school, practicing what we preach? We had a discussion…
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Observations vs. learning walks: updates from our Facebook Groups
Hot topic this week: Observations vs. learning walks As we get deeper into the new…
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GDPR, assemblies and robust curriculum: updates from our Facebook Groups
Popular discussion topics this week: GDPR! A topic that we have all heard a million times, but this week a member of Primary School Leaders has asked about how we talk to children about it. Something that, admittedly, amongst all the compliance and setup, I…
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The Key and Primary School Leaders
What is Primary School Leaders? When the budgets were cut I tried to think of…
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