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The moral imperative: creating a curriculum that develops identity, broadens horizons and enables success for all

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24 Apr 2023
How can we ensure that the curriculum is a force for good: building identity, broadening horizons and closing gaps?
Children dressed as Vikings

Writing for pleasure – AND for assessment!

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23 May 2023
Alison Dawkins explores how writing that is for assessments can also be written for pleasure.
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Why we should include LGBTQ+ people in our primary curriculum

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22 Jun 2022
In this guest blog, Michael Gray explores recent debate around the discussion and inclusion of LGBTQ+ themes in primary school.
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Apps and iPads for supporting the return to school for children with SEND

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11 Jun 2022
In this article Chris Carter looks at some iPad apps that can be used to support children, particularly those with additional needs and SEND.
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International Day of Girls and Women in Science – 11th February 2023

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10 Feb 2023
Encouraging women into STEM subjects is not a new topic for conversation. It is surprising then that women are still underrepresented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Hands holding pens and operating calculators and computers

Budget setting - the importance of a three year plan

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17 Feb 2023
Budget setting – key considerations and the importance of a three year plan.
Bayeux tapestry

What do ‘substantive’ and ‘disciplinary’ mean when thinking about primary foundation subjects?

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23 Feb 2023
Kate explores what ‘substantive’ and ‘disciplinary’ are, why we need both, and the implications for curriculum planning and teaching.
Two school girls

Addressing race equity in schools

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23 Feb 2023
10 great ways for leaders to demonstrate to their school community their commitment to anti-racism.
Teacher with pupils in class

Why be a Teaching Assistant or Learning Support Assistant in Hertfordshire? (National Careers Week 2023)

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24 Feb 2023
With next week being National Careers Week, what better time than now to look at the opportunities available as a Learning Support Assistant or Teaching Assistant in Hertfordshire and why a career path like this could change your life.
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Take a look through Ofsted’s three mathematics eyes. What can you see?

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14 Nov 2019
This is not about the need now to write out a lengthy statement for three I’s. A quick reflection to ascertain salient points would be helpful. Not swathes of time dedicated to create a set of rhetorical soundbytes.