Headteacher Update Podcast: Evaluating and developing your school’s curriculum This episode identifies the key aspects of effective and purposeful curriculum evaluation in primary schools, looking at curriculum development, teacher workload, supporting disadvantaged pupils, meeting Ofsted expectations, and more.
Headteacher Update Webinar: Effective tutoring interventions – the secrets to success The secrets to effective tutoring interventions in the primary school were discussed by an expert panel during Headteacher Update's recent webinar – which is still available to watch back for free.
Headteacher Update Podcast: School leadership in difficult circumstances This episode looks at how to be an effective school leader during challenging and difficult circumstances – both expected and unexpected. Three experienced leaders discuss how to lead and manage these situations, how to lead under pressure, and specific examples.
Headteacher Update Podcast: Outdoor learning This episode is packed full of advice, ideas, and tips for delivering effective and impactful outdoor learning in the primary school.
Headteacher Update Podcast: Coaching & mentoring for school staff This episode focuses on the use of coaching and mentoring approaches to support the professional development of teaching staff in schools, including important principles to keep in mind, some different models to use, and useful tips.
Headteacher Update Podcast: Improving primary school attendance This episode looks at how primary schools can boost pupil attendance, including tackling persistent absenteeism and supporting families, with lots of practical ideas, tips and insights from three school leaders
Headteacher Update Podcast: Effective middle leadership This episode considers what effective middle leadership looks like in the primary school, including subject leadership, handling Ofsted's subject deep dives, and strategic middle leadership.
Headteacher Update Podcast: Managing school budgets and finance This episode considers how primary schools can balance their budgets, raise funds, and make the most of limited financial resources, offering a range of ideas and tips for income generation and reducing expenditure.
Headteacher Update Podcast: Effective appraisal & performance management This episode discusses effective appraisal and performance management practice in primary schools. Three experienced school leaders discuss the principles of effective appraisal systems, including elements of a successful appraisal, and tips for setting objectives.
Headteacher Update Podcast: School inspection & Ofsted This episode tackles Ofsted school inspections, offering practical advice, tips and anecdotes for primary schools – including on subject deep dives – to help you thrive when the inspectors come calling. 2 comments
Headteacher Update Podcast: Tackling the consequences of poverty This episode considers the consequences that poverty has for children and their education and offers a range of practical ideas – large and small – for how primary schools can address these.
Headteacher Update Podcast: Creating parent-friendly schools This episode considers effective parent/carer engagement and asks how we can create parent-friendly schools, with lots of tips for engaging parents in school life, their children's learning, and for building positive relationships. 1 comment
Headteacher Update Podcast: Year 6 to 7 transition This episode looks at how we can support pupils as they make the transition from primary to secondary school. The discussion features two secondary schools and two of their feeder primaries. We consider common transition challenges and solutions with lots of tried and tested ideas for transition ...
Headteacher Update Podcast: Supporting vulnerable pupils – ACEs & trauma in the primary school This episode takes a practical look at how primary schools can support our most vulnerable pupils, including looked after children and those living with trauma and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).
The Headteacher Update Webinar: Closing the digital divide – what can schools do? What can schools do to support families and pupils who find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide? ?This was the subject for a recent Headteacher Update webinar that is now available to watch back free.
Headteacher Update Podcast: Reading and literacy across the primary school This episode looks at how primary schools can teach reading well and considers the components of effective whole-school reading (and literacy) strategies, looking at how to ensure that every child leaves primary school a fluent reader.
Headteacher Update Podcast: Getting school governance right This episode considers what outstanding governance looks like in the primary school and offers tips and ideas for how headteachers can build professional relationships and work effectively with their governors – and vice-versa!
Headteacher Update Podcast: Keeping children safe: Effective safeguarding in schools (part 2) In the second part of this episode, we speak to three colleagues in primary schools about their safeguarding work, examples of best practice, and useful ideas. We ask how schools can ensure that a culture of “it could happen here” permeates all of their safeguarding work
The Headteacher Update Podcast: Keeping children safe: Effective safeguarding in schools (part 1) This two-part episode offers advice and tips for good safeguarding practice and how we can work to keep children safe. Part one features Headteacher Update’s resident safeguarding expert Elizabeth Rose, including advice on latest trends, best practice, online safety and making referrals 1 comment
Headteacher Update Podcast: Leading School Improvement & Self-Evaluation This episode considers what great school improvement practice and processes look like and how we can ensure school self-evaluation work is effective.
Headteacher Update Podcast: The Future of Digital Learning in Schools This episode looks at how digital learning in schools is evolving in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and what it will look like in the months and years to come – with lots of ideas, examples and suggestions for effective practice.
Headteacher Update Podcast: High-impact CPD This episode considers best practice for effective CPD programmes and practice in schools, offering practical ideas, examples and advice. We also discuss effective performance management processes.
Headteacher Update Podcast: Effective SEND practice In this episode, we look at the principles of effective SEND practice, teaching and support in the primary school, touching upon leadership, teaching strategies, family engagement, pupil profiles, and creating a culture of inclusion
Headteacher Update Podcast: Effective Pupil Premium Practice This episode looks at the principles of effective Pupil Premium work in primary schools, offering practical advice, ideas and guidance. We speak to three schools – in Portsmouth, London and Derby – to find out about their innovations, approaches and their “golden nuggets” of practice. 1 comment
Headteacher Update Podcast: Curriculum Design – Intent, Implementation & Impact This episode looks at the principles of effective curriculum design in the primary school, offering practical advice, ideas and guidance in the context of both Ofsted's Education Inspection Framework and general best practice.
