secondary leadership

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.

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A better response to truancy

When children play truant, education supervision orders can be far more productive than prosecuting parents, says Jacqui Newvell – so why don’t local authorities use them?

Education supervision orders (ESOs) were introduced by the Children Act 1989 to tackle poor school attendance. Do they support vulnerable children and young people?

Abuse allegations: a practical guide

When an allegation of abuse if made, professional judgement is needed in every case, whatever rules are put in place. Here, Elaine Webster shares some case studies of interventions which illuminate official guidelines

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Getting through the Diploma Gateway

Over 1,000 schools and colleges offered the Diploma last year and a further 1,330 are now offering the qualification this academic year. As consortia prepare submissions to deliver the Diploma in 2011, we look at what the 'Diploma Gateway' application process entails and how consortia manage their applications.

We need an education system that excites children

The nation needs an education system that excites and stimulates children, providing them with the learning they need to fulfill their potential. This means providing a curriculum of practical and vocational learning alongside theoretical study.

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Curriculum change can cause a crisis!

A radical overhaul for teaching and learning – just the thing to reinvigorate a struggling school, or a recipe for special measures? That’s the subject of this issue’s Leadership Dilemma.

Lessons on demand

Thanks to the digital media revolution, TV and other media are increasingly accessed ‘on demand’. Dave McCollom says there are distinct benefits if schools offer lessons in a similar way.

Sport in the urban school

Not all schools have playing fields or wonderful sports halls. Crispin Andrews visits a Victorian London primary school which has made the best of their fenced in playground.

essential reading

Building 101 ways to Learning Power

Practical ideas for teachers to engage with students and help them to become better learners

Consequences

Five interactive stories which have been designed to promote discussion in PSHE subjects.

A Multiple Intelligences Road to an ELT Classroom

Written and designed for TEFLs(Teachers of English as a ForeignLanguage), this is a visuallyappealing, thoroughly practicalresource

Building Learning Power (BLP) in Action

The book considers the role of each Learning-Power disposition on pupils learning

Cooperative Learning & Mathematics: High School Activities

Nearly 300 activities in all! Working together, your studentsenjoy maths more and learn more.

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Cover story: Can the coalition crack inequality?
Trend: Concerns about the introduction of the ‘pupil premium’.
The role of body language in teaching.
Is the Early Years Foundation Stage too restrictive?
Towards a coaching culture.
Positive discrimination.
Heads and schools – finding the perfect match.
How unhappy are our children?
Understanding the impact of technology.
The magic ingredient: parents!
Social enterprise for schools.
Why I want to start a free school.
Laying foundations for outdoor learning.
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