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A free magazine for UK primary school leaders (& teachers). Lots of best practice, news & resources online. Weekly ebulletins. Podcasts. Webinars. Conferences.
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Curriculum Review: Is oracy nowhere or everywhere? The Curriculum & Assessment Review is expected to include a focus on #oracy & yet there was not one mention of it in the interim report, but Amanda Moorghen Voice 21 Oracy is not worried: buff.ly/zbwi52r #teaching


The Ofsted proposals for inspection reform will put the health of school leaders & #teachers at further risk & continue to serve up unreliable information for parents. Paul Whiteman writing in the summer edition of Headteacher Update buff.ly/wsmJCqQ #Ofsted #schools


School leaders must challenge the people they lead. School leaders must also support the people they lead. Experienced leader Dr Jill Berry considers how we can strike this delicate balance between challenge & support: buff.ly/y5wYqpd #schools #leadership #teaching


Headteacher Update Podcast: Our new episode offers advice & ideas for brilliant #library provision in the primary school. Great advice from guests including Martin Galway (National Literacy Trust) and Leia Sands from the School Library Association (SLA) School Library of the Year: buff.ly/cf5AuKC #literacy




Support for speech, language, communication needs #SLCN in #schools is being achieved through effective & sustainable partnerships between education settings & speech and language therapy services. Alison Nicholson β Alison Nicholson β explains how: buff.ly/13oO1Ip



Your guide to executive headship: In our latest 7-page Best Practice Focus, βππ¦π π. πΈπππ€π¨π π£π₯π π½ββπ πππΌ considers what an effective executive head looks like, common structures of executive #leadership & nine areas where executive heads can have real impact: buff.ly/xEvkQ9u #schools





Playtime in primary #schools can be a daunting prospect for some children, who can be overwhelmed by these unstructured, often noisy periods. Pooky Knightsmith offers some quick wins & practical pointers for inclusive approaches: buff.ly/xcerLbx #teachers #inclusion



Creating a #Climate Action Plan for your school: Department for Education wants #schools to have a Climate Action Plan in place by September. If you donβt have one or are unsure where to start, Melanie Parr Let's Go Zero | the zero carbon schools campaign offers useful pointers on what to include: buff.ly/0z3GoMF


Headteacher Update Podcast: Our new episode offers advice & ideas for brilliant #library provision in the primary school. Great advice from guests including Martin Galway (National Literacy Trust) and Leia Sands from the School Library Association (SLA) School Library of the Year: buff.ly/cf5AuKC #literacy



Curriculum Review: Is oracy nowhere or everywhere? The Curriculum & Assessment Review is expected to include a focus on #oracy & yet there was not one mention of it in the interim report, but Amanda Moorghen Voice 21 Oracy is not worried: buff.ly/zbwi52r #teaching



Headteacher Update Webinar: This free webinar with GL Assessment on June 26 will offer practical ideas & tips for how primary #schools can #teach #oracy skills as part of wider support for speech, language, communication needs: buff.ly/W3IYdTD #teaching #teachers
