Making Writing Powerful: Writing with Purpose
Consider the last five things you have written – what were they?
Much of the teaching of writing is naturally given over to learning how to write for specific purposes. Truly great writing will only emerge when the pupils are confident, engaged writers who take pleasure in their craft. So, what can we do to support this? The answer, is to make writing powerful. Read this blog for our top tips for building purposeful writing into your whole curriculum.
Effective Curriculum Progression Part 2
In Effective Curriculum Progression Part One, we explored the importance of finding out what children already know and what children will be learning as they progress through the curriculum. Read this blog to delve in further and explore how we can try to reduce the gap between the intended curriculum and the learned curriculum.
The importance building of a reading rich environment
Reading is all around us. We encounter print in a huge variety of forms day to day, both at school, at home, and everywhere in-between. What does a reading rich environment look like? In order to really interrogate our reading environments, we need to consider three areas of school: classrooms, the library and the wider shared school environment.
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
ACEs are stressful and traumatic events experienced by children and young people. These can be directly harmful experiences such as physical, emotional, sexual abuse & neglect. Read this blog to find out more about Adverse Childhood Experiences.
Supporting School Staff Through the Winter
As we move into the winter of 2020, Seasonal Affective Disorder will be an all-too familiar condition for some, that will bring symptoms of depression and anxiety. This is a condition that generally hits in the winter months due to a lack of light and warmth. But there are things we can do to combat these symptoms and try to support ourselves. Now more than ever, our mental health should be a priority. Here are some ideas from the wellbeing team about quick wins to try and beat the blues
Mind the Gap:
Think about a time when you just couldn’t think of the word you needed during a conversation. For most of us, this is a relatively rare occurrence, but for many children a lack of vocabulary puts up daily barriers that are difficult to overcome. We know there is a significant word gap which we must overcome, but why is minding that gap so important? Why do we need to prioritise vocabulary?
Thrive: To prosper and flourish
Children have the right to be kept safe from harm, and we have a duty of care to uphold this for the children and young people who attend our settings.
The Recovery Curriculum Case Study
One Education are proud to support schools and help them develop their curriculum. This case study, written by St Luke’s C of E Primary School, illustrates their journey, showcasing the fantastic work that has been put into creating a wider curriculum for their pupils and how it’s benefitted them.
Prevent in Schools
Schools and colleges have a duty to do all they can to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. This comes under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, as stated in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2020 and is an Ofsted requirement, known as The Prevent Duty.
This blog offers some useful ideas to help open up such conversations, which will hopefully support staff in feeling more confident in discussing extremism, radicalisation and terrorism.
Reward and Recognition
As we enter into the second national lockdown and adjust to another significant change both professionally and personally we take a look at how Governing Bodies and Trustees can recognise the hard work and dedication of their staff during a pandemic.
