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…
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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.
Resource Hub from mental health charity, Beyond
As our member schools often observe, school holidays can be a challenging time for pupils who are experiencing mental health issues. We are pleased to let you know that the resource hub produced by Beyond, goes live next week.
Seeing school through the lens of your learners
After highlighting Empathy Week in the last SEND Update, I was reminded about some of the most impactful training I undertook during my 30 years within the classroom. Early on in my career I attended a course at Nottingham University which focussed on teaching science to SEN learners.
Who do you identify as leaders?
Let’s dive straight in and ask: What is it that makes someone a leader? And how do you identify leadership potential?
Teachers are the best curriculum designers
The DfE does not think that teachers are good curriculum designers, so have provided Oak Academy with £43 million over three years to provide curriculum materials to schools. Oak’s purpose is to “improve pupil outcomes and close the disadvantage gap by supporting teachers to teach, and pupils to access a high-quality curriculum.” This is another example for me of the DfE not having due regard for the professionalism of teachers.
Social media: friend or foe?
by Louisa Rose, CEO of Beyond As the CEO of youth mental health charity, Beyond, and an ex social media consultant, I’m particularly interested in the intersection of tech and mental health. It might seem like a pivot but let’s
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“I deserve support and I deserve space when I need it”
A couple of weeks ago I had the privilege of spending a day at Haringey Learning Partnership, accompanying a group of academics from the United States that we were hosting for the week.
Data: is it back to 2019?
The DfE has just released the first cut of unvalidated KS4 data. SSAT’s Educational Outcomes is now available to member schools based on it. It’s just like autumn 2019 all over again. Everything is back to how it was. Or is it?
Embedding Formative Assessment: Reflections on year one
Picture the scene – the new Assistant Headteacher arrives at her dream job, taking responsibility for teaching and learning across the school. Her first decision to make arrives promptly in her email inbox; does the Academy decide to go ahead with the SSAT Embedding Formative Assessment (EFA) programme?
