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Sam’s Story – Managing Challenging Behaviour

In this second guidance, Dr Margot Sunderland relates the story of ‘Sam’ – a sobering tale about a teenager struggling to come to terms with his traumatic past

26 May
Dr Margot Sunderland

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Can The 2014 Vision of the Children and Families Bill Ever Be Realised?

James Bowen analyses what went wrong with one of the most ambitious pieces of legislation for children with special needs in a quarter of a century.

30 Apr 2020
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James Bowen

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STEM: How to Bridge the Attainment Gap for Disadvantaged Pupils

Panagiota Letsou describes a unique project to engage children from disadvantaged communities in science and technology.

30 Apr 2020
24mins
Panagiota Letsou

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Helping Children And Teenagers Who Live With Anxiety

In the first of her new Beyond the Classroom series, Dr Margot Sunderland offers practical guidance for non-specialist teachers and school staff responding to children in distress who ‘behave their trauma’. In this first guidance we meet ‘Sarah’, who struggles with anxiety and Dr Sunderland explores the need to view children’s behaviour within the context of their home lives.

14 Apr 2020
24mins
Dr Margot Sunderland

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Getting the ICT Basics Right Drives Creativity

Are you making the most of your technology? Peter Boucher explores.

30 Apr

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Can The 2014 Vision of the Children and Families Bill Ever Be Realised?

James Bowen analyses what went wrong with one of the most ambitious pieces of legislation for children with special needs in a quarter of a century.

30 Apr

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STEM: How to Bridge the Attainment Gap for Disadvantaged Pupils

Panagiota Letsou describes a unique project to engage children from disadvantaged communities in science and technology.

30 Apr

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The Latest Every Child Journal Is Here

Every Child Journal Issue 8.1 is ready to download.

21 Apr

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Helping Children And Teenagers Who Live With Anxiety

14 Apr

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Extending Learning with Games, Skills and Communication

Paddy McCaffrey, Achievement for All Coach, provides some strategies for making more of the home environment

7 Apr

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What is Cultural Capital in The Early Years?

It’s critical, but hard to pin down. Maureen Hunt, Head of Early Years at Achievement for All explains what it is, why it's so important and some strategies to endow children with it.

25 Mar

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Language Is Critical To Deep Understanding in Maths

A Mathematics Mastery approach can have a profound impact on language and mathematical thinking for children, especially those with special educational needs, explains Helen Drury

24 Mar

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Leveraging the Power of Educational Psychologists

Educational psychologists can find solutions for children who are experiencing emotional and behavioural difficulties. Jo Suchy and Kirsty Newbury look at ways schools can benefit from consultations.

28 Feb

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Beyond the attainment gap: widening opportunities to develop social and emotional skills

Making eye contact, projecting confidence and managing emotions are skills that are important for success in all areas of life, and are crucial for social mobility. Emma Sutherland shows how a new initiative by Nesta is supporting the development of these skills for students who may not otherwise have the opportunity to develop them.

28 Feb

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Is Your Peer Mentoring Programme Having a Negative Impact?

Without a proper framework in place, many peer mentoring programmes are at risk of retraumatising students or reinforcing bullying and behaviours which the programme is trying to prevent. Kim Reuter looks at some of the most important factors for implementing effective, high-quality peer mentoring.

28 Feb

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‘Playing it Safe’ is the Wrong Approach to the New RSE Curriculum

With the increasing complexity of issues surrounding gender, sexuality, technology and wellbeing, RSE is becoming more necessary…and more complicated. The new DfE guidance is a step in the right direction, but Sarah Culvert thinks that teachers should be prepared to go beyond the mandatory RSE requirements in order to meet the needs of children today.

28 Feb

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How You Can Empower Parents to Help Close the Achievement Gap

Schools can help ‘close the gap’ by nurturing strong relationships with parents. Mary Taylor looks at where the dots need to be connected between policy and practice for the most effective outcomes.

28 Feb

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Building a Sensory Room on a Shoestring Budget

A sensory room doesn’t have to be expensive to be effective. Adam Gordon shows us how to meet children’s sensory needs while dealing with a shoestring budget.

28 Feb

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How to Increase Access to Extra-Curricular Activities

Participation in non-academic activities can be profoundly important to young people’s lives, yet many young people still don’t have access to programs that inspire them. Helen O’Donnell explains how a new initiative is helping communities and schools overcome the barriers to accessing extra-curricular activities.

28 Feb

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Great Schools Optimise Lunchtime Play: Do You?

Primary headteacher Carol Baron shows how her school has brought play and independence to lunchtime, improving children’s wellbeing, behaviour and enjoyment of school along the way.

28 Feb

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Are Your Interventions Working?: Measuring Motivation and Other Non-Cognitive Skills

We know that development of social and emotional skills underpins achievement and social mobility, but how can we know if what we’re doing is actually working? Rebecca Martin outlines some approaches to evaluating non-cognitive skills, making sure the support gets to the pupils who need it most.

28 Feb

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Can You Spot the Signs of Child Exploitation?

Safeguarding specialist Dawn Jotham identifies the three key stages of child exploitation and offers advice for teachers to spot the warning signs and to support students who are at risk.

28 Feb

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