Inclusion and Pupil Premium

Alternative Provision Is Full Of Traumatised Children – A New Practice Is Needed

Taking into account past experiences and focusing on young people as individuals can have a comparable effect to having trained therapists on staff. Sarah Gillette’s trust is taking a trauma informed approach to supporting students’ social and emotional wellbeing.

13 May

Leadership

Knife Crime: The Levers for Change Don’t Work in England

Blog by Howard Sharron on knife crime and the policy challenges in reducing it

21 Mar

Leadership

Raising aspirations through empowerment and leadership

Joan Deslandes, OBE, shows how Kingsford Community School is helping children from deprived backgrounds reach for the top, achieving the distinction of becoming a Centre of Excellence for their approach to inclusivity.

4 Dec

Leadership

Engaging Parents: Moon’s Moat First School, Redditch

Communicating with parents of disadvantaged children can be an ongoing challenge. Carolyn Kelly, Deputy Head Teacher shares ways to connect.

17 Apr

Leadership

Intervening Early With The Tree of Life A creative way to help school children talk about themselves

Narrative therapy, children telling the stories of their lives and culture, can be an effective early intervention that prevents more serious mental health issues developing in children. Carl Dutton explains.

16 Apr

Leadership

This is What Inclusion Means To Me

Amy Husband is the head teacher of Clifford Bridge Academy. Here she gives a personal view on what it means to be an inclusive school.

16 Apr

Leadership

Don’t Ignore Trolling in Your School!

Trolling is a form of online bullying that can devastate young people. But the more you look into it, the more disturbing it gets, with new evidence emerging that some young people are trolling themselves. It this a cry for help or a form of self-harm? Ken Corish investigates.

7 Nov

Leadership

Achieving best value from your Pupil Premium allocations

Brian Lamb examines why parents should be at the centre of good school practice on SEND if you want to improve attainment and outcomes.

20 Jun

Leadership

Inclusion in action

‘Easier said than done’ is how Ann Stacey, head of Aldermoor Farm Primary School, viewed the Code. Then she tried to make it work.

20 Jun