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Adi Bloom
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Ofsted school inspections stuck ‘in the dark ages’
Strategy for lesson observations leaves watchdog open to ‘prejudices’, expert warns
7 July 2017
Teachers take ‘first step’ in mental health training
Teachers learn ‘crisis response’ on government’s mental health first aid programme
7 July 2017
The last few weeks of term? I will survive
For those end-of-term days when leaving the sofa feels like too much effort, Twitter offers an incentive: #TeacherKaraoke
5 July 2017
Millions of pupils are living vulnerable lives, children’s commissioner warns
The lives of thousands of children are blighted by their parents’ drug or alcohol abuse, warns commissioner Anne Longfield
4 July 2017
Government backs councils’ decision to fine parents for pupils’ lateness
Schools in Warwickshire, Hampshire and Essex will all be penalising parents whose children persistently turn up after registration
3 July 2017
Picture books with too many illustrations ‘hinder children’s vocabulary learning’
A new study suggests that more than one illustration per double-page distracts children and impacts on their learning
3 July 2017