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Brought to you by Fran Kiernan Making the most of it It’s been weeks since I’ve been called “Miss” – occasionally “Sir” or “Mum”. I miss Briggo, Lambert, Hitch. I miss my daily natter with Claire and Sue. I miss my tutor group coming to talk to me about their daily dramas, believing I canContinue reading “Working from home blog #6”

Brought to you by Jema Kinsman To my wonderful Year 11s, You probably don’t know this but I grew with you. I joined the school as a cover supervisor when you were baby-faced Year 7s and taught you during my teacher training when you were ‘those’ Year 8s. I kept those same classes through toContinue reading “Working from home blog #5”

Brought to you by Victoria Taylor Sitting down on Tuesday evening after finally getting my two-year-old to bed, I poured myself a glass of wine and turned on the television. As I scrolled through my list of recordings, I hovered over an episode of Topsy and Tim. Should I tune in to find out howContinue reading “Working from home blog #4”

Brought to you by Sean Heffernan Did you know that working in a pastoral environment is a hard job…? The day to day trials and tribulations of the modern-day Year 8 student constantly keeping you on tenterhooks. Will we have a moment of brilliance?  Or will we get to the end of the day withContinue reading “Working from home blog #3”

Brought to you by Hayley Draper This week, as I sat waiting for my printer to work its way through almost 200 sheets of coursework for marking, inching its way through the printer and mocking me with its incompetent speed, I realised how quickly Christine would have done it. I knew that when the doorsContinue reading “Working from home blog #2”

Brought to you by Jake Savill With schools currently being closed to most students and staff, we find ourselves adapting to a life of working from home on a daily basis. I’m sure most of my fellow teachers are already used to completing a large amount of work from home after years of practice butContinue reading “Working from home blog #1”

Brought to you by Briony de-Wit, Post 16 Lead Practitioner 6 school weeks left with our lovely Year 11s, 5 years of nurture, sweat and tears (mainly yours!) comes down to the examination period this summer. However, have you considered what your Year 11 students are aiming to do after the exams? What grades areContinue reading “How does prior attainment information support option choices at Post 16?”

Brought to you by Louisa Broughton and Kate Hayward-Pretty The Bigger Picture The percentage of pupils with a statement or EHC plan attending state-funded special schools has seen a year on year increase since January 2010. Special educational needs remain more prevalent in boys than girls. Pupils with special educational needs are more likely toContinue reading “Wave 1 SEND support”

Literacy Through the Door Tasks In 2019, 27% of pupils began secondary school in England without having reached the “expected standard” in their Year 6 SATs reading assessment. Research undertaken by Oxford University Press found that the word gap caused by these issues represents a significant and widespread challenge to secondary schools and it isContinue reading “The 5 Step Model: Step 2”

Formal Greetings When I was at secondary school, my Principal stood inside the door every morning greeting us. She was a stern lady with an occasional smile which was hard-earned; she meant business and we knew it. We were a small school with a small staff and she knew us all by name. We gotContinue reading “The 5 Step Model: Step 1”