Secondary

Firstly can I say thank you and well done to all of the school staff and leaders who have behaved with dedication, professionalism and love in extraordinary circumstances in the last week or so. These are unprecedented times and it has taken phenomenal leadership and bravery for schools to hold their communities together and continue...Read More

Since the launch of the ‘Behaviour Task Force’ last week there has been lots of debate in the education world about approaches to managing student behaviour in schools. As is often the case, the debate is extremely polarised and various unsupportable points have been made. Concern was expressed by a range of leaders and interested...Read More

There has always been a debate about how we approach and manage behaviour in schools, but recently, on social media at least, it has become more polarised and aggressive. Nuance seems to be difficult to find and those advocating a more inclusive approach are accused of not caring about staff or well-behaved children, whereas those...Read More

Pinball Kids Workshop Event with the Royal Society of Arts 1.10.19 Katie Gascoigne On Tuesday the 1st of October 2019, around 30 representatives from the council, health services, education and the third sector came together at Shakespeare Primary School for a workshop investigating school exclusions. This formed part of the council’s collaboration with the RSA...Read More

When we are asked our opinion on what are the best books for children to read, like every question, we bring our own experiences directly to bear. I was one of 5 children, born in 1970 and grew up without a TV in the house (except for a brief, glorious and mysterious period that coincided...Read More

Erica Hiorns, School Improvement Advisor and a member of the the Learning Improvement team since 2013, has recently returned from a 3 week visit to Cambodia working with local teachers to help them to make a sustainable difference in their teaching practice. Erica has been an education professional since 1988. She was a high school...Read More