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
“Stronger connections can reduce the risk of suicide” – Movember Charity During the month of November, we see men all over the country growing mustaches and beards to raise money and awareness for men’s mental and physical health. This month, our Productionist, Mick will be growing a beard... View Article
We are excited to announce that our Learning Challenge Curriculum website has recently been updated and upgraded. The Learning Challenge Curriculum has been created with a strong sense of enquiry at its heart. The question-led units encourage pupils to research and present information taking full account of their ability to... View Article
Focus Staff will return to the office on 29th June. The office will be open 8:30 to 5:00pm Monday to Friday. Following the government announcement to close schools from Friday 20th March, we made the decision to postpone all scheduled events for the rest of the spring term and the... View Article
2019 has been an incredibly busy year and one of the busiest weeks we had was during Inspiring Leadership in June. This year saw our 5th year exhibiting and we had a fantastic time. We met so many wonderful inspiring teachers. Thank you to everyone who attended our stand and... View Article
Focus Video Hub- Online Video Training. In response to school requests and the current budget crisis in schools, Focus took the decision earlier this year to offer filmed versions of a selection of our courses. Teachers and heads have repeatedly described how supply teacher costs and reducing budges is impacting... View Article
I started working for Focus 25 years ago, okay perhaps I wasn’t officially working as I would have been about 15 years old and still at school, but I remember my parents setting up an inspection company and they wanted a logo designing and some ideas for names. My naïve... View Article
Focus News 2018 is coming to a close and it has been another busy year for Focus. We have released 9 publications, ran 50 courses with 793 delegates attending throughout the year and delivered 403 inset days in schools. We launched Inspection Coach with 2Eskimos which is an exciting website... View Article
Press release: The new His Majesty’s Chief Inspector begins with an immediate package of training for inspectors, a response to the Ruth Perry inquest and a Big Listen. Key messages Sir Martyn Oliver begins 5-year term as His Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills. Immediate package... 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
Hindley Primary School serves a mixed area in Wigan. The proportion of pupils eligible for FSM is above average. The school has a range of awards and accreditations. Ofsted graded the school outstanding. How the school has used Focus Education We selected the six day package offered by Focus Education.... View Article
Christ Church Primary School is a large school in Lichfield. How the school has used Focus Education We have used Focus Education for a number of years, accessing a wide range of their services. We became aware of their services five years ago when they delivered curriculum training for the... View Article
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