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Wednesday
10th Jan 2024
5 ways teachers can fit running around their job
New year fitness resolutions are hard for busy staff to maintain, but this Scottish teacher’s simple tips have helped her to keep jogging on
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Why education should be at the election’s heart
As election battlelines are drawn, Anne Longfield explains why it’s clear focusing on education and its impact on the economy is an argument voters are ready to hear about
Why Ofsted training should be open to all headteachers
Letting all school leaders see behind the curtain would reduce fear of Ofsted inspection and make it more collaborative, says this trust regional director
What’s the best way to tackle low attendance?
Addressing ‘avoidable absence’ is still a clear focus for policymakers, but what do we really know about what works? A 2022 evidence review from the EEF shed some light on the problem, as Kate Parker found out
Tuesday
9th Jan 2024
‘Schools need help to protect pupils online’
Here are five recommendations from experts speaking to an MPs’ committee today about how schools could be better supported to teach digital literacy and online safety
Phillipson praises Gove’s ‘drive and energy’
In a keynote speech, the shadow education secretary also confirms Labour would legislate to ensure parents cannot avoid paying the proposed VAT on private school fees
New sex education guidance for NI schools
Northern Ireland schools receive advice on changes to RSE and lessons on issues such as birth control and abortion rights
Making it safe for every child to walk or cycle to school
Pupils should take a lead in planning how to make the environment around their school safer for them when they are walking or cycling, says Karen McGregor