Headteacher Update

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

Headteacher Update Podcast: This episode offers ideas & practical advice for identifying & supporting pupils with speech, language, communication needs #SLCN in the primary school classroom, including useful #teaching techniques: buff.ly/CGpbY97 #SendTips #SENDCO

Headteacher Update Podcast: This episode offers advice for #schools on how they can handle parental complaints, including the steps to take, useful de-escalation tips, the reasons behind rising complaints & how to deal with vexatious complaints buff.ly/l2ZQ4FE #teaching #edusky #education

Best Practice Focus: Growing great subject leaders in your primary school - Headteacher Update A seven-page best practice guide detailing the role of great subject leaders across the primary school

Growing great subject leaders in the primary school: In this 7-page Best Practice Focus, Robbie Burns dissects 4 aspects of effective subject leadership, core tasks every subject leader should engage in, a distributed curriculum leadership model & much more: Free pdf download!

Headteacher Update Bulletin is out now: Our series on the #Ofsted framework continues & we offer 16 leadership activities to prepare for Ofsted. We offer #oracy & #vocabulary interventions for disadvantaged pupils & job advert recruitment incentives that #teachers respond to: buff.ly/K8EJUwr #edusky

Analysing Ofsted's core evaluation areas for school inspection: Achievement - Headteacher Update Analysis of how Ofsted will inspect achievement during school inspection under the new framework

In a six-part series, @mattbromley.bsky.social analyses the six core evaluation areas of the new #Ofsted #school inspection framework, helping you to sense-check your approach & identify areas of focus. In part 3, he explores achievement –

Free school meals: 7 in 10 eligible pupils not accessing daily free lunch - Headteacher Update An analysis of free school meal uptake shows that many pupils are not accessing their full entitlement

The number of families eligible for free school meals is rising rapidly & yet 7 in 10 entitled pupils are not accessing their free lunch every school day; 1 in 10 eligible children are not even registered

Teacher recruitment: Schools should offer ‘concrete’ incentives to get better job advert response - Headteacher Update Research from the EEF reveals the employment incentives that make teachers more likely to respond to school job adverts

'Concrete' recruitment incentives including childcare subsidies, flexible working commitments, healthcare & increased PPA time make #teachers more likely to respond to #school job advertisements. Useful findings from @theeef.bsky.social & @teachertapp.bsky.social buff.ly/igRDT7i #edusky

Headteacher Update Podcast: A brilliant primary school library - Headteacher Update This podcast episode offers practical advice and ideas for primary school library provision and literacy teaching

Headteacher Update Podcast: This episode offers advice, ideas & examples for brilliant #library provision in the primary school, including tips for whole-school #literacy & #curriculum support, reading for pleasure & more: buff.ly/cf5AuKC #GreatSchoolLibraries #schools

Equivalent to 1,000 schools: Primary rolls to fall by 300,000 in five years - Headteacher Update An analysis by NFER looks at the forecast 7% fall in primary pupil numbers by 2030 and its impact on school funding

The equivalent to 1,000 #schools: Primary rolls to fall by 300,000 in five years. Primary pupil numbers are forecast to fall by 7% by 2030 – the equivalent to the loss of more than 1,000 average-sized primary schools. New @thenfer.bsky.social analysis buff.ly/zs1kVbX #teaching

A best practice guide to teaching oracy skills in the primary school - Headteacher Update This free 21-page Headteacher Update supplement offers advice and examples for how to teach primary pupils oracy skills

How can we develop children’s #oracy skills & what does best practice in primary #schools look like? This 21-page guide dives into all that #teaching oracy entails. Lots of ideas, examples, lesson advice & case studies. Get your free pdf download here: buff.ly/cyZuAf9 #edusky

Oracy education and classroom ideas for closing the vocabulary gap - Headteacher Update What teaching techniques can we use in primary schools to close the vocabulary gap and support pupils' oracy skills?

#Oracy education & classroom ideas for closing the vocabulary gap in primary #schools. Closing the word gap is a crucial part of oracy #teaching & can have a big impact with disadvantaged pupils. Which techniques can #teachers use? @jeangrosscbe.bsky.social advises –

Don't forget your Headteacher Update Bulletin this week: Our series on the #Ofsted framework looks at the Achievement evaluation area plus we offer 16 leadership activities to prepare for inspection: buff.ly/K8EJUwr #schools #teaching

Headteacher Update Bulletin is out now: Our series on the #Ofsted framework looks at the Achievement evaluation area plus we offer 16 activities to prepare for inspection. We also offer job advert recruitment incentives that #teachers respond to: buff.ly/K8EJUwr #schools #teaching

Headteacher Update Podcast: A headteacher’s guide to retirement planning - Headteacher Update An overview of the retirement and pension options available to headteachers, including phased and early retirement

Headteacher Update Podcast: A headteacher’s guide to retirement planning. This episode considers the #retirement choices open to school leaders, with tips for effective #pension planning & a look at the implications of early & phased retirement

Stuck in Spain! Dealing with school trip emergencies: When the year 5 cohort at Michael Drayton Junior School set off for a trip to Barcelona, headteacher Diane Compton-Belcher had no idea of the complications they would face getting them back home buff.ly/zaF1pP5 #schools

Sign up for the free @headteacherupdate.bsky.social bulletin: Every Thursday. Latest #primary #education best practice advice, case studies, #resources, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads, news analysis & blogs. Practical advice to help your #leadership & your #schools buff.ly/49MQVRT #edusky

Safeguarding and parents: A relational approach - Headteacher Update Advice for how school staff can build trust and relationships in order to ensure children are protected from risk

Safeguarding work should not be ‘done' to parents. In this series, Alex Dave – @lgfl-ngfl.bsky.social – considers a relational approach. Part 1 offers 8 tips to overcome the us vs them narrative: buff.ly/xqq6xrE (Get access to this article via Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/Jep08Ex) #edusky

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Our Safeguarding Digest platform for school #safeguarding teams offers best practice insights, #CPD including scenarios & key questions for staff, latest news, a forum for sharing knowledge & much more. Subscription is half price – but not for long!

Headteacher Update Podcast: The place for best practice advice, tips, ideas across all areas of primary school practice – #pedagogy #teaching #leadership #pastoral #SEND & much more. Check out our archive of more than 50 episodes: www.headteacher-update.com/podcasts #teachers #edusky #schools

Headteacher Update Podcast: Effective school routines - Headteacher Update What are the most effective routines, systems and protocols for teachers and pupils to help primary schools run smoothly

Headteacher Update Podcast: This episode looks at a range of routines, systems & protocols that can help #teachers & school leaders to create a calm & efficient primary school environment – with lots of practical ideas to adapt & adopt! buff.ly/KPkFMNq #schools #edusky

What is a ‘child in need’? - Headteacher Update This article has safeguarding CPD for use with teachers to update knowledge about children in need in school

Bitesize #safeguarding summaries & key CPD questions to keep school staff up-to-date. This week we look at Children In Need: buff.ly/EObqGHg (Get access to this article via our Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/Jep08Ex)

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Our Safeguarding Digest platform for school #safeguarding teams offers best practice insights, #CPD including scenarios & key questions for staff, latest news, a forum for sharing knowledge & much more. Subscription is half price until end of October: buff.ly/Yr2z4PM

New Ofsted inspection framework: Sixteen activities for school leaders - Headteacher Update A list of 16 leadership team activities to help prepare for the requirements of the Ofsted school inspection framework

The #Ofsted framework comes with a new inspection toolkit, operating guide & information documents. Drawing on these, @pkainsworth.bsky.social offers 16 activities for senior leadership teams in #schools to help you prepare – buff.ly/bszMIT6 #edusky #education #teaching

Headteacher Update Bulletin is out now: Our series on the #Ofsted framework looks at the Achievement evaluation area plus we offer 16 activities to prepare for inspection. We also offer #oracy & #vocabulary interventions for disadvantaged pupils & more: buff.ly/K8EJUwr #schools #teaching

Equivalent to 1,000 schools: Primary rolls to fall by 300,000 in five years - Headteacher Update An analysis by NFER looks at the forecast 7% fall in primary pupil numbers by 2030 and its impact on school funding

The equivalent to 1,000 #schools: Primary rolls to fall by 300,000 in five years. Primary pupil numbers are forecast to fall by 7% by 2030 – the equivalent to the loss of more than 1,000 average-sized primary schools. New @thenfer.bsky.social analysis: buff.ly/zs1kVbX #teaching

Analysing Ofsted's core evaluation areas for school inspection: Achievement - Headteacher Update Analysis of how Ofsted will inspect achievement during school inspection under the new framework

In a six-part series, @mattbromley.bsky.social analyses the six core evaluation areas of the new #Ofsted #school inspection framework, helping you to sense-check your approach & identify areas of focus. In part 3, he explores achievement:

Young carers: School absence and fatigue result in stark attainment gap - Headteacher Update Analysis by Carers Trust reveals the education attainment gap and school attendance challenges facing young carers

With a majority of young carers spending at least three hours a day caring & missing an average of 23 school days a year, the stark impact on their educational attainment has been revealed in new data & a new analysis from the Carers Trust: buff.ly/6j2t11B

Free school meals: 7 in 10 eligible pupils not accessing daily free lunch - Headteacher Update An analysis of free school meal uptake shows that many pupils are not accessing their full entitlement

The number of families eligible for free school meals is rising rapidly & yet 7 in 10 entitled pupils are not accessing their free lunch every school day; 1 in 10 eligible children are not even registered: buff.ly/lEHLsGW

Teacher recruitment: Schools should offer ‘concrete’ incentives to get better job advert response - Headteacher Update Research from the EEF reveals the employment incentives that make teachers more likely to respond to school job adverts

'Concrete' recruitment incentives including childcare subsidies, flexible working commitments, healthcare & increased PPA time make #teachers more likely to respond to #school job advertisements. Useful findings from @theeef.bsky.social & @teachertapp.bsky.social buff.ly/igRDT7i

Oracy education and classroom ideas for closing the vocabulary gap - Headteacher Update What teaching techniques can we use in primary schools to close the vocabulary gap and support pupils' oracy skills?

#Oracy education & classroom ideas for closing the vocabulary gap in primary #schools. Closing the word gap is a crucial part of oracy #teaching & can have a big impact with disadvantaged pupils. Which techniques can #teachers use? @jeangrosscbe.bsky.social advises: buff.ly/Rvj8JM9