primary leadership

Holiday of a lifetime

A Bolton primary school has recently gone on holiday with the International Primary Curriculum (IPC) and says that it is completely transforming the school. Deputy Headteacher, Liz Peacock explains how.

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Heads and schools – finding the perfect match

With no end in sight to their difficulties in finding headteachers who have the right credentials, schools are increasingly turning to recruitment agencies. Crispin Andrews reports.

How to get children to be “number happy”

Andrew Dunn, assistant director for schools, improvement and development with Darlington Borough Council discusses why mathematics is a key element of a children’s personal and academic development and explores how teachers can engage and encourage students to be passionate and enthusiastic about numeracy.

Further Features

Reviewing your TAs

An effective team of teaching assistants is one of the greatest assets a school can have. In order to make sure you are getting the most from yours use this presentation to review your current practice.

Aiming for a learning-focused school

What is learning? It's something we think we all know but do we? Fairlawn Primary School decided to clarify what it meant for their school and embarked on a learning-focused programme. In this article we hear about how they did this. Read more...

Listening online to pupils’ views

With 'pupil voice' increasingly a priority, how can schools avoid tokenism and engage students in a genuine dialogue about issues that matter? SLT discovers one school’s secret weapon: blogging.

Your SEF

Completing your SEF - safeguarding

The Ofsted judgment ‘The effectiveness of safeguarding procedures’ is one of the eight judgments under ‘Leadership and management’. What does this mean for schools and how might you complete the judgement on your SEF. Read on to find out more…

Ofsted and community cohesion

The Ofsted judgment ‘The effectiveness with which the school promotes community cohesion’ is one of the eight judgments under ‘Leadership and management’. What does this mean for schools and how might you complete the judgement on your SEF. Read on to find out more…

Ofsted and pupil contribution

The Ofsted judgment ‘The extent to which pupils contribute to the school and wider community’ is one of the seven judgments under ‘Outcomes:how well are pupils doing, taking account of any variation?’. What does this mean for schools and how might you complete the judgement on your SEF. Read on to find out more…

SEF and feeling safe

The Ofsted judgment ‘The extent to which pupils feel safe’ is one of the seven judgments under ‘Outcomes: how well are pupils doing, taking account of any variation?’. What does this mean for schools and how might you complete the judgement on your SEF? Read on to find out more…

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Meet Trevor Hughes. Trevor is the school business manager (SBM) at William Farr C of E School in Lincoln. Click here to find out more.

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