Schools shouldn’t give in to the fear, but should be thinking hard about academisation
Tom Middlehurst with four key questions for schools to consider between now and 2020.
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Where pupil premium initiatives are whole-school initiatives
Not just closing the gap: this approach helps everyone do better, inside and outside of Lydiard Park Academy.
SSAT joins the Fair Education Alliance
SSAT joins the Fair Education Alliance.
5 tips to beat exam stress
As exam season approaches, the mental health experts at Pixel Learning have 5 tips to help young people navigate this difficult period.
How international learning can enrich the curriculum
A partnership with a school in the Yemen has had dramatic, positive effects on students in this Cheshire school.
Bridging the transition gap: the focus starts in year 5
Great Torrington School involve primary students in sporting competitions, science workshops & more… helping to bridge the transition gap.
Evaluating teaching, not teachers
‘Productive tinkering’ with good practice has transformed the evaluation and quality of teaching at The Duston School. By Jennie Giovanelli.
SSAT’s most popular blogs of March 2016
A roundup of our most popular blogs of March 2016 How to compare texts The problem, to some extent, I think, lies with the teachers themselves. With our degrees and our overly-analytical minds, we tend to see comparison as a
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Leading a high performance education system: avoid the pitfalls
Dan Belcher investigates how to effectively sustain a high level of leadership.
7 tips for surviving exam season – for teachers
Catherine Miller suggests ways in which teachers can make exam season as stress-less as possible.
