Hello and welcome to our Autumn Term Newsletter. The purpose of these new e-newsletters is to inform you about the latest things happening at Focus and also point you in the direction of important documents that you might find useful. READ Our most recent blogs: Teaching Art in the... View Article
Focus Education, the premier provider of education resources, inset consultancy and CPD courses for teachers and school leaders, has announced the appointment of three experienced EdTech entrepreneurs as non-executive directors. The addition of Tom Parkinson, Dave Surfleet and Chris Toyne from Accelerate will ensure that Focus Education continues to expand... View Article
Hello and welcome to our Summer Term Newsletter. The purpose of these new e-newsletters is to inform you about the latest things happening at Focus and also point you in the direction of important documents that you might find useful. WATCH FREE Curriculum Webinar with Clive Davies, OBE Our free... View Article
Once again Black Friday is here! We have larger discounts than what we have throughout the year so now is the best time to take advantage. These discounts are valid from today (25.11.2022) right up until 23:59pm on 28.11.2022. All Black Friday offers cannot be used in conjunction with any... View Article
After almost 15 years at Talking Point Conference Centre, it's time to bid farewell to the building and relocate to our new home. There have been countless memories made, not just for the staff at Focus Education, but the people who used the building for functions, weddings, and conferences. Each... View Article
It is a rare occurrence that school leaders have the time to search for reliable articles for up-to-date information on headlines they need to know about. That is why we created the Focus Update Service which many schools and leaders across the country annually subscribe to. Updates are sent out... View Article
Focus Education's popular minis, Progression in the National Curriculum and Ofsted Evaluation schedule more often than not, are sold in multiple quantities in a customer order. With heads, deputy headteachers, inspections and governors and teachers using both publications at the same time, we've come up with a way in which... View Article
To receive more education updates, we offer a Focus Update Service that delivers the latest announcements straight to your inbox. Our updates are written by our consultants who are continuously updated with the latest curriculum changes, education announcements, and everything you need to know. We currently offer a 3-month trial... View Article
Most of us have an online presence these days, whether it’s to share our life celebrations, just surf the web for ideas, or follow what our favourite celebrities are up to – most of us have an account with a large social media company. For some of us, our toes... View Article
In most of the training courses, geography or otherwise, I deliver on specific aspects of subjects, I make a point of referring to how children learn. Metacognition, by definition, is the understanding of one’s own thought processes, and in order to help children understand how they learn, we need to... View Article
When I first came into the profession more than half a century ago, art was a focal part of the primary curriculum. It is not surprising, with a very large proportion of the curriculum dedicated to art, that standards were often high and sometimes quite remarkable. Since the focus... View Article
Over the past three or four years, many headteachers have used book scrutiny as a central feature of evaluating the quality of education in their schools. Clearly, book scrutiny has been important well before this. However, more recently it has grown in importance. In part, this could be down... View Article
‘Things always seem to go round in a circle in education.’ These are the words that I heard so many times when I was an NQT (or ECT now), from more experienced staff members or when I went on courses. To some extent, this is true. There are things that... View Article
If you’re thinking about your curriculum and how it all fits together, it’s really important that you consider substantive concepts. Your curriculum will be focused on how the children in your setting learn the key knowledge that relate to their topics. You will probably have considered how you will put... View Article
So the school has finally had the phone call. Weeks of SLT jumping every time the phone rings are over and the school has received notification that Ofsted are on their way tomorrow. The Headteacher had emerged from their office after speaking with the lead inspector and informed you... View Article
Many primary school leaders evidently see history as a strength in their curriculum given the proportion of history deep dives carried out during inspection, normally based on the headteacher suggesting this subject when asked to suggest a subject that is a strength. This makes sense… History is very... View Article
Rethinking the Curriculum, the Learning Challenge Curriculum How introducing pre-learning activities can spark life into stale lesson plans Anfield Road Primary School in Liverpool is a recently amalgamated school, combined in September 2014 from the infant and junior schools of the same name. Eighteen months ago, Anfield Road Primary saw... View Article
How external advice, a curriculum revamp, and becoming an academy helped one school dramatically improve its Ofsted rating from special measures to outstanding. A school from Sheffield has revealed how a total rework of its curriculum has enabled it to move from ‘Special Measures’ to receiving an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted rating... View Article
Hopwood Primary School is in Rochdale. The school was judged outstanding by Ofsted. How the school has used Focus Education Over the last few years our use of Focus Education has grown from attending courses and purchasing publications to online updates, Finger Tips and consultancy. This year we have used... View Article
Miriam Lord is a large primary school in Bradford. Nearly all pupils are EAL and the proportion of children claiming FSM is well above the national average, as is the percentage of pupils on the SEN register. How the school has used Focus Education As a school we have used... View Article
St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is in the town of Leigh in Wigan local authority. The school serves children from a range of backgrounds and has been judged by Ofsted to be outstanding. How the school has used Focus Education Since 2003 the school have worked with Focus Education by... View Article
Westwood is in Oldham. All pupils live in a ward which is in the bottom 1% in the country in terms of multiple deprivation. All pupils are EAL learners and approx half the school is eligible for FSM. 98% of pupils enter the school well below expectations. Ofsted judged the... View Article
St Alban’s CE Primary School is in Camden. Most pupils are from minority ethnic groups and are EAL. Twenty six languages are spoken in the school. How the school has used Focus Education We have used Focus Education to work with our senior leadership team in helping us review our... View Article
As part of Sheffield’s overall school improvement strategy the Good to Great programme was designed to lead school transformation and facilitate school – to – school partnership work leading to improvement for pupils. How the school has used Focus Education Focus Education has provided consultancy to develop the Good to Great... View Article
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