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Ideas to make play-time inclusive and fun for all - Headteacher Update Play-time schools can feel daunting for some pupils and we need to consider how to make these moments more inclusive

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Playtime in primary #schools can be a daunting prospect for some children. @pookyh.bsky.social offers some quick wins & practical pointers for inclusive playtimes: buff.ly/xcerLbx #teachers #inclusion #edusky

Populist rhetoric and British values: A tightrope walk for teachers - SecEd This article outlines the challenge teachers face between remaining politically impartial while upholding their values

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: @jonesedu.bsky.social explores how #teachers can walk the tightrope of being politically impartial yet upholding British values when addressing harmful rhetoric. He offers 8 practical suggestions to boot: buff.ly/kwcHrYL #teaching

Headteacher Update Podcast: Speech, language & communication needs in the primary school - Headteacher Update This podcast episode offers advice for identifying and supporting speech language communication needs in the classroom

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Okay, it's a podcast, but it's a good one – in partnership with our friends @speechandlanguage.bsky.social offering ideas & advice for identifying/supporting pupils with speech-language-communication needs: buff.ly/CGpbY97

Developing effective, robust AI policies for schools and trusts - SecEd This article describes what an effective artificial intelligence AI policy for schools and education must include

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: From data protection to staff training to ethical considerations, expert advice from @robrobson137.bsky.social – @ascl-uk.bsky.social – on what a robust #ArtificialIntelligence school policy must contain: buff.ly/HQXBpOa

Simple ways to boost executive function in secondary students - SecEd This article explores practical strategies to help students, including those with SEN, to improve executive function

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: Executive function skills are crucial to helping students thrive. @pookyh.bsky.social explores practical strategies #teachers can use with students, including #SEND children, to improve & manage these skills: buff.ly/PhAjGgL

School funding: How to set sustainable budgets - Headteacher Update This article describes how schools can manage falling rolls and set sustainable financial budgets

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Jackie Keegan – @hfleducation.bsky.social – advises how schools might set a sustainable budget which still allows us to deliver great results in the classroom. Some great advice: buff.ly/JhP7s4U #edusky

The SecEd Podcast: Counting down our greatest episodes - SecEd This podcast is for teachers and school leaders and counts down the most popular episodes of the SecEd Podcast

To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all? buff.ly/dlLIsNo #teachers #edusky

Teaching oracy: Five practical steps for primary schools - Headteacher Update This article describes how primary school leaders can implement oracy teaching in their classrooms and curriculum

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Five practical steps for #teaching #oracy in primary schools from Kayleigh Valentini & Juliet McCullion – @hfleducation.bsky.social buff.ly/EznapKV #edusky

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: It has to be our free 21-page guide to #oracy #teaching with great contributions from @voice21oracy.bsky.social – Oracy Cambridge – @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social – @amygaunt.bsky.social – @mattbromley.bsky.social & many more buff.ly/DD8CL5j

Women of a certain age: The menopause at school - Headteacher Update This article describes how school leaders can ensure women with the menopause are supported in school

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: The #menopause is a specific challenge facing women, with particular challenges for #teachers and those working in #schools. Sarah Wordlaw considers practical advice for supporting our colleagues: buff.ly/zffNdJl #edusky

Acing your Ofsted: Leadership and Management - SecEd This article advises how a secondary school can achieve Ofsted outstanding for its Leadership and Management judgement

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: After #Ofsted inspection, Kesteven and Sleaford High School was judged ‘outstanding’ in all categories. Head Josephine Smith sets out the steps her team took to achieve this, this time focusing on Leadership & Management: buff.ly/4ljc7jx

How can #schools – and the school #library – help less able learners engage with reading & reading for pleasure? @sla.org.uk School Librarian of the Year Heather Grainger offers ideas & top tips buff.ly/yUJmhu2 #teaching #edusky

Who is losing learning? Finding solutions to the school engagement crisis | IPPR A crisis of lost learning is sweeping across schools in England. Children cannot learn if they are not in school and not engaged. This means attainment can

Absolutely brilliant to see the launch of this hugely important report from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social The report provides 10 recommendations to improve our school system for all. Informed by input from a Solutions Council, the recommendations are based on real expertise.

Building local partnerships between schools: Four guiding principles - SecEd An article describing how we can build effective local partnerships between schools and make them sustainable long-term

Collaboration between #schools to share expertise, resources & more feels like a no-brainer – but how might we actually go about making this effective & sustainable in practice & in the long term. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – advises: buff.ly/cTkbuVi #education #edusky

Looking after your school's designated safeguarding lead - Headteacher Update This article looks at the demands of the designated safeguarding role and how schools should support the DSL

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: The designated #safeguarding lead is a high-pressure role that can take its toll. It is vital that DSLs are supported in school. Some great advice on how we can do this from @seainclusion.bsky.social buff.ly/gl9NgGy #edusky

Inclusive and adaptive teaching: Identifying and addressing barriers to learning - SecEd Why can students feel excluded from our classrooms and what can teachers and schools do to close common attainment gaps?

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: How can #schools & the school #library help less able learners engage with reading & reading for pleasure? @sla.org.uk School Librarian of the Year Heather Grainger offers ideas & top tips: buff.ly/grcPbBJ #teaching #edusky

The SecEd Podcast: Counting down our greatest episodes - SecEd This podcast is for teachers and school leaders and counts down the most popular episodes of the SecEd Podcast

To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all!?

The SecEd Podcast: Counting down our greatest episodes - SecEd This podcast is for teachers and school leaders and counts down the most popular episodes of the SecEd Podcast

To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all? buff.ly/dlLIsNo #teachers #edusky

Overcoming the challenges of leading a small primary school - Headteacher Update The specific challenges facing small primary schools and the different leadership approaches that can prove effective

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week:Small primary schools face very specific challenges, not least when it comes to budgets. Laura McPhee looks at this complex leadership challenge: buff.ly/twP4GJC #schools #leadership #education #edusky

Inclusive and adaptive lesson planning, teaching and assessment - SecEd Using inclusive lesson-planning, adaptive teaching and flexible assessment to foster belonging and learning in classroom

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: In this series @mattbromley.bsky.social considers what inclusive & adaptive #teaching practices look like. Part 1 sets out his 3Rs of an inclusive #curriculum, 3Ds of adaptive teaching & 3As of classroom assessment: buff.ly/uqNYoS1

Five keys to unlocking literacy learning - Headteacher Update Five ways that teachers can approach reading and writing to support the development of pupil literacy skills

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: From phonological awareness to oral language to pencil control, @jamesedpsych.bsky.social offers five keys to the early #teaching of reading that will set pupils up for future success: buff.ly/4hTfqSw #edusky

Nurturing civic minds: The place of citizenship education in 2025 - SecEd The role and importance of citizenship education and teaching and ideas for how schools can deliver this subject well

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: #Citizenship #education has its critics & many schools do not meet statutory requirements for delivery. A great piece from @jonesedu.bsky.social on the place of citizenship in 2025 with some great tips for #schools to boot: buff.ly/3XgQwUC

Teaching the three elements of reading fluency - Headteacher Update The three elements of reading fluency are accuracy, automaticity, prosody and all must be taught in the primary school

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: What are the 3 elements of reading fluency & how do we #teach them in primary #schools? And crucially, how do we support children who struggle? Kathy Roe from @hfleducation.bsky.social advises: buff.ly/4gFEue6 #edusky

AI in your classroom: Tips, tools and ideas for teachers - SecEd Easy ideas for how teachers can use AI in the classroom, including AI tool tips and strategies for planning lessons

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: #Teacher Ben Merritt's piece on #artificialintelligence in the classroom offers #teachers easy ideas for using #AI, including tool recommendations & tips for how to use AI to plan lessons & create resources: buff.ly/4gFyrGG #teaching #EdTech

Must do better: Why Ofsted’s proposals are so dangerous - SecEd Ofsted report card school inspection proposals will result in unreliable and inconsistent judgements

The @ofstednews.bsky.social report card & wider inspection reform proposals are unworkable, will create unreliable & insecure judgements & will do nothing to ease the acute pressure felt by school staff. Ian Hartwright – @naht.org.uk – writes in SecEd: buff.ly/4aWZQCt #Ofsted #Edusky

How to look after your school's SENCO - Headteacher Update Ten ideas for how primary school leaders can support their SENCOs to be effective and to thrive in their roles

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Look after your #SENCO: The SENCO role is demanding, overwhelming & sometimes lonely. @seainclusion.bsky.social offers 10 ideas for how schools can support #SENCOs to be effective & to thrive in the role buff.ly/4hldQZb #edusky

Assess, plan, do review: The graduated approach to SEN - SecEd Best practice involves meeting students SEN through the graduated approach using the assess, plan, do, review cycle

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: The graduated approach to #SEND helps #teachers to meet the needs of students via the Assess-Plan-Do-Review cycle. @seainclusion.bsky.social looks at how #schools #SENCOs & #teaching staff can deliver this effectively buff.ly/42JbfUz #edusky

Research in schools: Barriers and facilitators - Headteacher Update How can primary schools make educational research more accessible for their teachers in order to improve lessons?

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Engaging with credible evidence & #research is not easy for teachers & schools. The great @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social explores how #schools can make research more accessible for #teachers & #teaching: buff.ly/3Cz2stx #edusky

How teachers can use mock exam results to boost student progress - SecEd How teachers can interpret mock exam results in schools to help students identify mistakes and prepare for their GCSEs

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: Interpreting mock exams. Great insights from @hfleducation.bsky.social including 4 common reasons students lose marks on papers & how #teachers can use data from mock exams to tailor #teaching & support exam preparation: buff.ly/3PU4307

Developing and implementing a strategy for AI in schools - Headteacher Update How to create an AI strategy in school, including 6 areas to consider in your AI policy and 4 steps for implementation

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Dr Andy Kemp & Julie Carson discuss how to create & implement an #ArtificialIntelligence strategy, including six areas to consider in your AI policy & four steps for implementation: buff.ly/3WvVxYT #edtech #edusky