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Issue 3.1

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SLT 3.1 Primary File

Time to invest; A journey of improvement; Doing better science; The new Education Bill

  • 4 May 2011
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Preparing for life after school

A million young people are still without work and not in education. Kevin Wilson explains how his school gives students the skills and confidence to approach life after 16

  • 4 May 2011
  • 24mins
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Lost in translation?

‘Free schools’ were introduced by Sweden’s first right-wing government in half a century – but what of David Cameron’s plans to import them here? Sid Rose and Staffan Mörner offer an inside perspective

  • 4 May 2011
  • 24mins
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Gove’s recipe for disaster?

Peter Downes believes the new academies and free schools programme is unfair, divisive and inefficient – and says the case in their favour is fundamentally flawed

  • 4 May 2011
  • 24mins
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Championing communication skills

Children’s learning is hindered by poor communication skills, according to new figures – but the government’s Communication Champion Jean Gross says schools are finding new ways to respond

  • 4 May 2011
  • 24mins
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Building emotional resilience

Young people in Britain seem more troubled than elsewhere – but a radical new programme is building their ‘emotional resilience’ and boosting attainment. Lucy Bailey explains

  • 4 May 2011
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Taking the hard line on behaviour

The government is offering schools new powers on behaviour – but will it be in everyone’s best interests for them to be used?

  • 4 May 2011
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When the going gets tough

Spending cuts will force some hard decisions on school managers in the next few years – but SLT’s finance expert Malcolm Trobe has some formulas to help you choose wisely

  • 4 May 2011
  • 24mins
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Governors – a hidden role in school improvement

Is your school making the most of its governors? Geraldine Hutchinson reveals the huge influence governing bodies can have in the pursuit of higher attainment by students

  • 4 May 2011
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When Ofsted gets it wrong

Would you know what to do if an Ofsted report unfairly criticises your school? The ASCL’s inspection specialist Jan Webber has all the answers

  • 4 May 2011
  • 24mins