http://www.teachingtimes.com/zone/managers-briefcase.htm en-GB Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:47:19 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/help-hand.htm If you've not come across the Manager's Briefcase before you are in for a pleasant surprise. Every month this site will be refreshed with new pro formas, exemplars, model policies and summary documents to help you manage your school. Whilst we appreciate that every school is unique, these ready-made templates and time-saving resources can be downloaded from our website and modified to suit your own school. Fri, 11 Feb 2011 10:09:52 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/adapting-the-sef.htm It has been announced that the SEF is to be phased out. What should schools replace it with? In most cases heads are saying that they want to adapt it to for their own context. Here is one suggestion. Wed, 05 Jan 2011 16:44:14 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/cross_curriculum_book_sale.htm Imaginative Minds are offering education professionals a range of discounted cross-curriculum titles from our online catalogue in our Autumn BOOK SALE. Wed, 14 Sep 2011 14:41:45 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/sltmanagersbriefcasebehaviour.htm The government’s guide to behaviour Briefcase 1: Guidance for your behaviour policy Briefcase 2: Teachers’ powers Briefcase 3: Guidance for governors Briefcase 4: Advice for school leaders and governing bodies on bullying Briefcase 5: Anti-bullying policy example Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:07:31 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/mbchildrenwithspecificneeds.htm The SEN Code of Practice distinguishes between four different areas of need: • Communication and interaction • Cognition and learning • Behaviour, emotional and social development • Sensory and/or physical Children may come into these categories to a moderate or severe extent or for a temporary or permanent period. In this Manager’s Briefcase we look at four specific needs in more detail. Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:00:11 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/school-improvement-sef.htm Once you have self-evaluated it is then vital that any conclusions you come to impact upon your school improvement plan. Here is an example of how you might take actions forward. Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:55:49 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/success-criteria.htm It is important that as schools set their priorities they also plan how they might evaluate them. This includes establishing success criteria. This manager's briefcase provides two examples. Sat, 30 Oct 2010 18:52:19 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/early-interventions.htm The coalition government is firmly behind the concept of Early Intervention. This is a summary of what it means and what's included in Graham Allen's report 'Early Intervention: The Next Steps' Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:45:31 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/intervention-programme-outline.htm These materials can be used to help you keep track of your intervention programmes. They include summary information of individual programmes as well as an overview across the school. The final page includes a checklist in preparation for Ofsted Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:48:52 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/importance-communication.htm This is a summary of the document 'Removing Barriers to Literacy' and includes some of the key points for schools. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:51:05 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/improving-science.htm This is a summary of some of the main points of relevance to schools from 'Successful science: an evaluation of science education in England 2007-2010' an ofsted publication. Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:48:18 GMT http://www.teachingtimes.com/articles/.htm Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 GMT