SSAT statement on the teachers’ strike
SSAT, the Schools, Students and Teachers Network, supports the decision of those teachers who have chosen to go on strike.
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Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of your whole school community
Don’t forget to register for this year’s Now and Beyond Festival, which is taking place on Wednesday 8 February during Children’s Mental Health Week. Now and Beyond is completely free to access and has events for teachers, parents/carers and young people.
Retrieval practice: A whole school focus
Janina Stromfield, Curriculum Leader of Science at Sackville School has recently been accredited as a Lead Practitioner. In this blog she explains why she focused on retrieval practice and how Lead Practitioner Accreditation helped her to embed this beyond her department and achieve whole-school impact.
Making the most of SSAT Lead Practitioner Accreditation
Sunny Gunessee is a Lead Practitioner for teaching and learning. Having recently been accredited as a Lead Practitioner by SSAT, he has been reflecting on the last 12 months, the opportunities this has provided for his professional development as well as his role in leading his school in their journey towards excellence.
It ain’t what you do…
Whenever there is a new Ofsted framework, there is an understandable rush to identify hard and fast rules to inform decision-making. As inspection reports are published, recurring themes emerge and quickly become shared as guidance for others.
Leading Teaching and Learning: A journey towards a more diverse curriculum excerpt
An excerpt from an SSAT Leadership Legacy Project think-piece written by Charlotte Nicholas from Westminster Academy.
Leading Teaching and Learning: A journey towards a more diverse curriculum
Charlotte Nicholas from Westminster Academy shares her LLP think-piece from 2020 focusing on her school’s journey to create a more diverse curriculum.
Challenging imposter syndrome and raising aspirations through student leadership
Saiqua Zaneb explains how Central Foundation Girls’ School have had a relentless, strategic focus on embedding student leadership in as many facets of school life as possible. This has empowered students to become future changemakers.
Reflections on the year
Members of the SSAT team reflect on their highlights of 2022 and what they are looking forward to in the coming year…
5 reasons to implement Embedding Formative Assessment
From transforming teaching and learning discussions to encouraging every student to participate in lessons, the impact of the SSAT’s Embedding Formative Assessment programme at Lostock High School has been far-reaching.
