Gerry Robinson’s blogs of the week, 10 May 2021

This week’s top blogs cover SEND inclusion, school values, assessment and some thoughts on the purpose of education  ...

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A school built on ethos by James Handscombe

Debra Kidd finds moments of wonder in a book that otherwise feels like looking into another world altogether I...

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Features

Profile: Keith Hollins, CEO, Staffordshire University Academies Trust

JL Dutaut meets a CEO who was a trailblazer for school cooperation and could be leading the way towards...

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JL Dutaut
Opinion

Helping children exit the deep well of traumatic bereavement

When life feels scary for children, teachers are particularly well placed to notice and offer ways to cope with...

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BECK FERRARI
Opinion

How to avoid being caught out by staff holidays abroad

School leaders will need to plan ahead to minimise the possible impact of staff heading for holidays overseas, writes...

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JENNY ARROWSMITH
Opinion

Look to the system – not schools – for ‘moral purpose’

The academies minister is right to say collaboration between schools is a matter of morality – but she’s looking...

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Caroline Barlow
Opinion

How can we secure the recovery without losing teachers?

NFER’s Jack Worth looks at the organisation’s latest teacher labour market research and finds the Covid recovery will require...

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JACK WORTH

Sonia Thompson’s blogs of the week, 5 May 2021  

Resources for teaching empathy, Ofsted’s view of history, a curriculum overhaul and the importance of modelling good practice are...

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Mark. Plan. Teach. 2.0 by Ross Morrison McGill

Thomas Raine finds this book is a handy repository of what we know about effective teaching, with a relentless...

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