Melissa Jane’s blogs of the week, 20 June 2022

This week's top blogs are on the risks of 'measuring everyone with the same ruler' - pupils with SEND,...

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Worforce

The seven stages of losing your work buddy

Teachers everywhere are feeling a sense of loss as a valued colleague's departure looms, so Gavin Simpson and Natasha...

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Gavin Simpson and Natasha Lawrence
Social care

Why schools are vital to children’s social care reform

The statistics are stark and it's clear schools alone can't solve the problems, writes Ed Reza Schwitzer, but they...

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Ed Reza Schwitzer
Covid

Making practical sense of Covid learning loss research

New data on learning loss is helpful, write Joan Mill and Jon Andrews, but our accompanying resources could make...

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Joan Mill and Jon Andrews
School food

Government food strategy: A disappointment but not the end

The government has chosen to ignore clear recommendations and excellent practice, writes Stephanie Slater, but the issue of school...

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Stephanie Slater
Social mobility

Reframing social mobility: The new poverty of aspiration?

Katharine Birbalsingh's talk of narrowing wealth gaps and celebrating people’s varied talents and successes is full of wonderful aspirations,...

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DR JEFFERY QUAYE
The Knowledge

How can ‘quick-fire’ research help us answer timely questions?

The EEF's Amy Ellis-Thompson unpicks the findings from new quick-fire research designed to test strategies to boost pupil engagement...

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Amy Ellis-Thompson

Review: Breaking the News at the British Library

Potentially a great starter for teaching digital literacy, a few aspects should give teachers pause for thought before booking...

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Ruby Bhatti’s blogs of the week, 13 June 2022

This week's top blogs are about school vision, SEND governors, safe LGBTQ+ spaces, improving workforce diversity and a journey...

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