What are the key priorities for primary teachers and leaders?

With now under a week to go until the General Election, I read with interest the outcome of the National Foundation for Educational Research’s recent Teacher Voice Omnibus Survey where they asked teachers and leaders which education issues were most important to them in the lead up to the election.

Early Education: Ensuring every child has a strong start

Senior Education Lead and Head of our Primary Network, Laura Burton, explores what is emerging on the political landscape around early years education and childcare as we head towards the General Election and what more is needed to ensure every child has the strong start they deserve.

Developing Subject Leaders in our Primary Schools

Laura Burton, Senior Education Lead at SSAT and Head of the Primary network, reflects upon the important, yet unique role of the Subject Leader in a Primary School and considers the value of professional development to maximise the effectiveness and confidence of our teachers who undertake this role.

Free school meals for all?

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has announced a £130m scheme to provide all London primary aged pupils with free schools meals during the 2023/24 academic year. The plan, which will provide a lunchtime meal to around 270,000 pupils across the capital, will save families around £440 per child across the year at a time when living costs are increasingly challenging.

Adaptive teaching – what are we adapting to, and why?

It seems that everyone is talking about adaptive teaching at the moment. With inclusion at the heart of the new Ofsted framework and the emphasis on ‘inclusive mainstream’, it is not surprising that there is a lot of discussion about how we might meet the varying needs of learners. However, does adaptive teaching offer fresh insights into this challenge or a repositioning of previous thinking?

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