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school finance under pressure school budget

Managing School Finance in Times of Budgetary P...

Financial pressures and uncertainty on school budgets There is little doubt that school funding should be high on the priority list of school leaders. Pressure on school budgets will bring...

Managing School Finance in Times of Budgetary P...

Financial pressures and uncertainty on school budgets There is little doubt that school funding should be high on the priority list of school leaders. Pressure on school budgets will bring...

Working with Teaching Assistants

Working with Teaching Assistants in Primary Sch...

Teaching Assistants Within a Changing Context I have just started my 42nd year working within the primary education system. During this time, I have seen reform after reform, some of...

Working with Teaching Assistants in Primary Sch...

Teaching Assistants Within a Changing Context I have just started my 42nd year working within the primary education system. During this time, I have seen reform after reform, some of...

Focus Update service

School Leader Updates from the Focus Update Ser...

  The Focus Update Service is an annual subscription that provides primary school leaders with updates regarding the DFE and Ofsted via email. The service provides clear summaries of important...

School Leader Updates from the Focus Update Ser...

  The Focus Update Service is an annual subscription that provides primary school leaders with updates regarding the DFE and Ofsted via email. The service provides clear summaries of important...

early years foundation stage

Early Years Foundation Stage: It's Not a Checkl...

In the last few years, assessment in early years seems to have exploded to unmanageable levels and some teachers are highlighting, ticking, cutting, sticking and squeezing children into boxes (not...

Early Years Foundation Stage: It's Not a Checkl...

In the last few years, assessment in early years seems to have exploded to unmanageable levels and some teachers are highlighting, ticking, cutting, sticking and squeezing children into boxes (not...

intervention in teaching

The Importance of Intervention in Teaching

Let’s consider the importance of intervention in teaching by looking at it from the opposite perspective; that is, from a school where it is not a priority and does not...

The Importance of Intervention in Teaching

Let’s consider the importance of intervention in teaching by looking at it from the opposite perspective; that is, from a school where it is not a priority and does not...

guided reading

Guided Reading in the Curriculum

Guided reading has become a “hot” topic, and I find myself spending a lot of time working with schools to develop effective practices. With the real focus on reading in...

Guided Reading in the Curriculum

Guided reading has become a “hot” topic, and I find myself spending a lot of time working with schools to develop effective practices. With the real focus on reading in...