All can benefit from student digital leaders
Led by teachers to offer leadership opportunities to students with a passion for technology, the SDL initiative is thriving in a number of schools.
Blog posts by SSAT
Raising the bar at St John the Baptist
Headteacher Ani Magill is determined that the 1,200 students at St John the Baptist School in Woking, Surrey, should receive the best education possible.
‘So what?’ helps decide which digital technologies to go for
‘So what?’ – this simple question can help decide which new technology you implement in your classroom. By Andy Williams.
Bringing learning to life through 3D technology
3D technology can significantly enhance learning but it is not without it’s pitfalls, as Tendring Technology College discovered.
Using SOLO as a framework for developing and assessing KS3 learning
How an Edgware school is improving teaching and learning at KS3 by focusing on the development of understanding, rather than the memorising of facts.
Congratulations to Lorna Bradford – Secondary School Teacher of the Year!
Congratulations to Lorna Bradford – the winner of the SSAT-sponsored Pearson Teching Awards Secondary School Teacher of the Year 2015.
Learning to make a difference
At SSAT’s National Conference 2014, Charles Leadbeater highlighted a number of key features that must characterise schooling in the future.
Personalising to help students realise their potential
Essa Academy, Bolton, gives students real-life experiences based on their interests and levels of achievement, to foster their drive to succeed.
Better results from primaries set a challenge for KS3 curriculum
Smestow School saw assessing without levels as an exciting opportunity, but its new Y7 intakes were offering increased (though welcome) challenges…
School in the Cloud helps close the gaps
We recap Sugata Mitra’s keynote speech at the SSAT National Conference 2014. In it, with the help of students, he explores his school in the cloud project.
