Addressing disadvantage: 15th National Pupil Premium Conference As the cost of living crisis bites, Headteacher Update’s 15th national Pupil Premium Conference will offer a range of advice, ideas and insights into effective practice in schools.
Big Schools’ Birdwatch kicks off on January 6 Pupils are being asked to take part in the country’s largest national wildlife survey when the RSPB’s Big Schools’ Birdwatch launches on January 6.
Child abuse: Resources offer crucial safeguarding insights for schools Resources to help school and education professionals identify and respond to concerns of child sexual abuse have been published.
Conference: Curriculum excellence – design, delivery and diversity Curriculum design, delivery and diversity will take centre stage at SecEd’s latest best practice conference, which offers a range of practical, advice-driven and evidence-led sessions.
Resources to help schools identify young carers ahead of census With one in five students having caring responsibilities, schools are being helped to identify and support these vulnerable young people ahead of new census requirements.
Coding Success offers free CPD and resources A fully-funded programme designed to help teachers and students build confidence in coding and robotics is gearing up for year two after already having delivered training to more than 500 teachers.
Guide to effective tutoring in schools A guide to effective tutoring approaches in schools has been published pulling together the latest evidence on what works.
Gadgeteers to lead winter reading challenge A free digital platform is encouraging children to keep reading during the winter holidays, offering rewards and prizes.
Moodboosters: Getting moving to boost emotional skills A toolkit of resources has been published to help primary school pupils get moving while also learning to manage their feelings and develop emotional and social skills.
Resources published ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week Mental health and wellbeing resources for schools and families have been published ahead of Children’s Mental Health Week 2023, which takes place in February.
Will a pupil reach out to you during Anti-Bullying Week? The annual Anti-Bullying Week takes place from November 14 to 18. Martha Evans looks at how the campaign is encouraging supportive conversations about bullying and asks all school staff to be aware of what they can do if a pupil reaches out to them
Dyslexia campaign offers free teacher training One in five children are thought to be dyslexic and yet only 3% of schools screen all learners for the condition, meaning many are going unidentified. 1 comment
A cautionary tale: Helicopter stories The stories young children tell can open up a world of creativity, communication and development, while offering crucial insights to teachers. Trisha Lee explains the concept of helicopter stories
Converting festive crafts into scientific research Winter crafts can be a valuable source of STEM learning, teaching pupils critical thinking and scientific skills while also having fun. Inspired by the Rubbish Science initiative, Fiona Aubrey-Smith explains
Cyber-security: Resources to support schools With hacking, phishing, malicious software, and distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks on the increase a free resource has been launched to support schools.
SEND: Ideas to ensure inclusion in the classroom Headteacher Update's latest best practice conference offers practical advice and ideas to ensure effective inclusion and SEND support in the mainstream classroom – and the early bird offer ends this week!
Helping pupils to spot fake news A free programme designed to help primary-age children to spot misinformation and fake news has reached its 10,000th pupil.
Gambling Education Framework A Gambling Education Framework has been published setting out a set of evidence-based principles to deliver effective gambling education for children as young as seven-years-old.
Guide offers tips to help pupils get to sleep More than 80% of primary age children suffer from sleep anxiety, with pupils waking up an average of 2.2 times a night.
The SEND Network launches The SEND Network is an online community for professionals, practitioners and advocates working across the special needs sector.
National Theatre Collection for Primary Schools The National Theatre’s Collection for Primary Schools is offering high-quality filmed performances of eight productions free for UK state schools.
Service children: Free online wellbeing workshops Primary schools seeking to support the children of service families can access a free online wellbeing workshop.
Online safety: Filtering and monitoring Schools are reminded to check that filtering and monitoring are correctly working across all their devices, especially any mobile devices being used.
Represent! My Twist on a Tale 2022 The fourth annual My Twist of a Tale writing competition is asking pupils to shine a light on the page, representing what, and who, they feel is being left out in literature today.
Eight primary education resources for the new term From spotting the signs of eating disorders and safeguarding support to behaviour guidance and online safety, here is our handy round-up of some of the latest resources and events relevant to primary education
