Author Archives: Wendy

Is your school ready for Science Week?

There is a wealth of material and information available at the British Science website. Once Science week is over, the resources and activities  will be useful to support curriculum topics across all age groups over the year. Follow the link … Continue reading

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Teaching assistants improve results – results of 2 studies

News reports in several media streams are reporting on the published results of 2 focused studies funded by The Education Endowment Foundation where TAs have been trained to provide focused intervention programmes. One of these was the Nuffield Early Language … Continue reading

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Does your setting celebrate Mother’s Day – share your ideas?

Mother’s Day on 6th March 2016 is fast approaching – are you the ‘go to person’ who is tasked with making cards, planning a special assembly or leading an activity to mark the day? There are many sites on the … Continue reading

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National Story Telling Week

The Society for Storytelling’s 16th annual National Storytelling Week will take place from Saturday January 30th to Saturday February 6th 2016. Why not join in and encourage your pupils to share their favourite stories, create and tell their own stories or invite parents, … Continue reading

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latest HLTA information event in Lincs on 3rd Feb. 2016

Are you or a colleague interested in gaining HLTA status? The up and coming HLTA information event will be held at Whisby Nature Park, Thorpe on the Hill on 3rd Feb  starting at 4.15pm. Why not come along, ask questions … Continue reading

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Writing Competition for Leicester/shire schools

Historic England and Lord Lieutenant’s Writing Competition Your pupils have the opportunity to enter the writing competition with categories for KS1, 2 and 3 and the possibility to win vouchers and prizes.  The competition is open to all Leicester City … Continue reading

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British Science Week, 11-20th March 2016

Science Week is an excellent time to celebrate science in schools; it is the chance to extend and enhance the curriculum through themed days, workshops, special visitors and studies –  so now is the time to get planning!! There is … Continue reading

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A self-assessment guide for school staff – Making best use of teaching assistants

The Education Endowment Foundation have created a self assessment guide to go along side their report, Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants, which sets out seven evidence-based recommendations on the effective use of TAs. This Red Amber Green (RAG) self-assessment … Continue reading

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Early Years Funding

The new Childcare Bill: Policy Statement was published by the Government in December 2015. This outlines the new funding formula and implementation of childcare funding for pre-school children aged 2 and above which confirms details released by the Government’s spending … Continue reading

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New Government Myths and Facts for Schools Information

The Government has  recently published new ‘Myths and Facts  for Schools’ guidance. This contains some very useful summaries of changes in policy including: PSHE policy vocational education at secondary level Prevent guidance progression expectations for 16-19 year olds arts education.

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