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East Midlands Outstanding HLTA of the Year Award 2016

The University of Northampton is hosting the presentation event for the East Midlands region in Leicester on 30th June 2016. Higher Level Teaching Assistants (HLTAs) from across the East Midlands region have been nominated by their schools not only for … Continue reading

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National School Sport Week

This week it is National School Sport Week, organised by  the Youth Sport Trust, with a theme of 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics. Sainsbury’s Active Kids Paralympic Challenge – a partnership between Sainsbury’s, the Youth Sport Trust and Paralympics GB provides … Continue reading

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Supporting learners – what could the future hold?

If you are considering career progression routes for support staff in schools you may be interested in the Foundation for Learning and Teaching (FDLT) or BA (Top up) in Learning and Teaching (BALT). Many schools are looking to ‘grow their … Continue reading

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Standards for Teaching Assistants released by a non-government sponsored group

The standards for teaching assistants that were commissioned but not published by the government a year ago have been reviewed and released by a group of eight interested parties. The group  included the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), Unison, … Continue reading

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New report on the impact of immigration from European countries on England’s schools.

A new report published today by SchoolDash hopes to shed some light on the impact of immigration from European countries on England’s schools says Schools Week in a summary of the report.  This reports shares data in the form of … Continue reading

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Teachers Media focuses on Teaching Assistants this week

This week Teachers Media are focusing on teaching assistants training and how they can support teachers in class. You can find videos to aid TAs’ professional development in both primary and secondary settings as well as advice on how TA’s … Continue reading

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May is International School Grounds Month

Why not join the international community who value using school grounds as part of the learning environment? ‘In May each year, the International School Grounds Alliance calls on schools around the globe to take their pupils outside to celebrate their … Continue reading

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Government scraps SPAG test at KS1

School’s Minister, Nick Gibb, has decided to ‘remove the requirement on schools to administer the KS1 grammar, punctuation and spelling test for this year only’ following the realisation that it already been published as a test paper in January 2016. … Continue reading

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HLTAeastmid Twitter account

We now have a Twitter account specifically for our East Midlands HLTA network, but no followers yet! You can follow us and receive tweets from the site as well as retweets of resource based and educational information that may be … Continue reading

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Views on ‘Education Excellence Everywhere White Paper’

The White Paper Education Excellence Everywhere was published in March 2016 and has caused heated debate, particularly regarding the forced academisation of all schools. It is well worth looking at some of the key features of the White Paper and … Continue reading

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