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Adi Bloom
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Every teacher must be trained in mental health first aid, academy chain says
The E-Act multi-academy trust also plans to pioneer a pupil-led mental health curriculum in all its schools
1 November 2017
Ofsted ‘uncertain’ about ‘outstanding’ ratings, and nine other things Amanda Spielman tells MPs
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman has appeared in front of MPs in the education select committee. Here’s what we learned:
31 October 2017
Pupils in alternative provision have ‘greater sense of purpose’ than those in mainstream schools
And it is their teachers who play a large role in fostering this sense of purpose, a new report reveals
27 October 2017
Mental health: Pupils struggling to receive help, government-backed report finds
This is not helped by the fact that many teachers do not have the skills to identify and support mental health needs, says national watchdog
27 October 2017
A banjo, a large-screen TV and an Anderson shelter: the ‘ridiculous’ items bought by teachers
A Twitter user challenged teachers to name the most ridiculous resources they had ever spent their own money on. The answers were a tribute to teachers’ inventiveness, generosity...and technological ineptitude
25 October 2017
Could teaching assistants provide the solution to the recruitment crisis?
New data shows that three out of 10 teaching assistants are interested in training to be a teacher
23 October 2017