Anti-Bullying Week and United Against Bullying: Resources and support Are we allowing pupils to ‘reach out’ about bullying? Ahead of this year’s Anti-Bullying Week 2022, Martha Evans looks at resources and funded support to ensure this work is embedded in your schools all year round
Senior mental health lead: Funding extended A further £7m has been made available for the training of senior mental health leads in schools.
Handling the stigma: Supporting pupils living with HIV Children and young people living with HIV still face stigma. How can we change attitudes and create HIV-friendly schools? Emily Hamblin advises
Wellbeing to numeracy: A selection of resources From wellbeing and counting to coding and swimming safety, Headteacher Update rounds up a number of free resources available now for primary schools
Classroom 200 offers free music, lesson plans and resources A new and free music resource aims to help teachers overcome a lack of time, budget and specialist knowledge when planning lessons.
An extra hour of play with the Big Breaktime The Big Breaktime will see schools and nurseries “down tools” on Friday, June 10, for an extra hour of play.
Real Love Rocks The Real Love Rocks resources support the teaching of difficult RSHE topics including consent, grooming, technology, bullying, pornography, sexual harassment, and appropriate and inappropriate relationships.
Schoolreaders volunteers offer free one-to-one reading sessions National charity Schoolreaders has launched its Race for Reading campaign to help raise funds to support its literacy work with primary school pupils.
Supporting trainee teachers to teach EAL pupils As multilingualism and English as an additional language become an integral feature of school life, how can school-based initial teacher training programmes prepare student teachers to work within linguistically and culturally diverse settings? Sheila Hopkins advises
Free webinar: Support families on the wrong side of the digital divide What can schools do to support families and pupils who find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide? ?This is the subject for a free Headteacher Update webinar, which is due to take place at 4pm on Thursday, April 28.
Conference: Curriculum Excellence – Design, Delivery & 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.
1, 2, 3 Germ Free! Free hand-washing resources for schools A free initiative to help improve and promote hand-washing in children’s toilet spaces is offering a range of resources for schools.
Resource supports schools with new affordable uniform laws Schools must ensure their uniform is affordable for families under new laws and a charity has now published resources offering advice and support.
Film resources to mark Earth Day 2022 An extensive programme of free films, documentaries and resources has been launched to help schools mark this year’s Earth Day on April 22.
A guide for working with families affected by child sexual abuse A guide to help professionals support parents/carers if concerns about sexual abuse have surfaced has been produced by the Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse.
Research review identifies factors of effective PE The factors that contribute to high-quality PE curriculum, assessment and pedagogy have been set out in Ofsted’s latest subject research review.
Schools urged to help fill rucksacks for the children of Ukraine A campaign to provide backpacks of books, toothbrushes, water bottles and other much-need items for the children of Ukraine is seeking support from schools.
Beachcomber launches environmental art challenge The story of Rob Arnold, a beachcomber, artist, and environmental activist, is being used to inspire pupils in a new art competition.
Resources to support classroom conversations about Ukraine A number of resources are available to help school staff talk to children and young people about the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Active School Hero Award: Nominations open A nationwide campaign has been launched to recognise unsung primary school staff who have inspired pupils to take on physical activity during the pandemic.
Pupil Premium Best Practice: A week to go Headteacher Update's National Pupil Premium best practice conference – offering 18 sessions all of which will give practical strategies that can be adapted and adopted for your school’s circumstances – takes place in a week's time.
Walk to School Week 2022 ?Children are being encouraged to “walk for wellbeing” during this year’s Walk to School Week from May 16 to 20.
Safeguarding briefing: Changing facilities A new safeguarding briefing for schools outlines best practice on changing areas and the supervision of children who are getting ready for lessons such as PE and drama.
Book-drop programme to deliver 30,000 books to disadvantaged pupils Schools are invited to apply for free books for their disadvantaged pupils via the UK Reads book-drop. 1 comment
Headteacher Update Podcast: Your monthly fix of best practice chat The Headteacher Update Podcast offers primary school leaders the chance to listen in to professional discussions touching on key areas of practice every month.
