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A voyage of discovery
- Description:
- I can't think OF a better TIME TO launch a new PRIMARY leadership magazine. So much IS happening WITH the new Education Act, changes TO Ofsted AND Every Child Matters that IS BOTH testing FOR us ALL TO keep up AND exciting IN terms OF how we can expect our schools TO develop
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- 01/01/1970
Headteacher Leader
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- The role of the primary head has changed fundamentally over the last twenty years. It is time to review what has happened and to raise questions about the future
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- 01/01/1970
The Education Act 2005
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- The Education Bill was given Royal Assent on 8th April 2005, so launching the 2005 Education Act. The five key elements of the Act are explained in more detail below.
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- 01/01/1970
A problem or an opportunity
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- Many heads are feeling stunned by the potential impact of TLRs. Derek Gardiner outlines what he sees to be the problems and opportunities presented by this most recent piece of legislation.
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- 01/01/1970
In nurture groups, every child does matter
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- Jim Rose, director of The Nurture Group Network, outlines how nurture groups, as a form od addressing the individual needs of children, fit well into the 'Every Child Matters' agenda.
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- 01/01/1970
Leadership in the Primary School
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- Are you travelling hopefully or down in the drudge
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- 01/01/1970
SUBJECT and the New Ofsted Leadership
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- Primary subject leadership is difficult at the best of times, but the implications of the revised Ofsted framework will mean that subject leaders have to be constantly up to speed. Graham Pountney outlines how he sees the developing role of the subject leader and curriculum coordinator
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- 01/01/1970
Educating Children for a future – the global village
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- What are we educating our children for What kind of world will they live in and what skills will they need Paul Bridle talks about the global village and the need to prepare our children for living and working with other nationalities.
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- 01/01/1970
Warwickshire Futures: A fresh approach to Leadership develop
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- What kind of leadership development does your LEA provide In this regular feature we will be looking at the support that LEAs provide for their leaders and what it might look like in the future. In this issue Miles Tandy and Sue Herdman outline the approach taken by Warwickshire.
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- 01/01/1970
Taking up the oars
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- How do school leaders relax In this feature we will be looking at the various ways in which senior teachers choose to unwind. This issue, Crispin Andrews talks to a headteacher and senior teacher whoose paddling is not confined to the beach.
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- 01/01/1970
Up Against IT
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- In this feature we are focusing upon leaders who for one reason or another have found themselves 'up against it'. In this issue we hear from Martin Henderson, headteacher of Westmorland Primary School in Stockport, who really was dropped in at the deep end.
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- 01/01/1970
It's Art YEAR
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- Karen Fowell explains how Whitnash Nursary School has brought vibrancy TO the curriculum AND a deeper understanding OF the children IN its care.
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- 01/01/1970
Changing the mindset – parents and schools
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- The Government has introduced a raft of legislation that will fundamentally change how we think about schools. It is often said that if someone arrived here in the present in a time machine from 150 years ago, the only recognisable thing would be the schools – both the buildings they use and the methods of teaching and learning going on inside. That could be about to change, as John Grainger describes.
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- 01/01/1970
Enhancing literacy teaching through ICT
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- ICT is now well and truely part of our curriculum. Government funding, Inset, basic skills requirements and private finance initiatives have transformed the odd BBC to computer suites, tablets and interactive white boards.
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- 01/01/1970
Bringing life back to literacy
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- Queen's CE Junior School faces a dilemma. It needs TO raise its SATs scores, but MORE OF teh same doesn't seem to work. What can they do to inspire both teacher and pupil and (hopefully) nudge their SATs higher Lesley rey and Sally Rowney describe the literacy of past, present and future.
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- 01/01/1970
News to me
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- News
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- 01/01/1970
Tricks of the trade
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- In each issue we will ask a school to review and comment on their favourite books and resources and share some of their classroom and management secrets. What would you recommend In this issue Mary Simmons and her school share some of theirs.
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- 01/01/1970
A spot of bother
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- As paul Bridle says in his article, sometimes we just need to make mistakes faster. We certainly want to get them over with as soon as possible and move on to the next. We're NOT always tolerant OF the mistakes we make AND those OF others around us. Perhaps we should be. That's where this regular feature starts. Every issue will be asking you to tell us about the mistakes you made and how you recovered. if you dare...
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- 01/01/1970
Rethinking our approach to the lunch hour – transforming att
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- Lunchtimes have always been something of a problem. How do you enable your children to make the most of the time and avoid spending all afternoon sorting out the squabbles Mary Simmons describes how her school has tackled it.
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- 01/01/1970
Briefcase 1 - Subject leadership and the new OFSTED
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- Subject leadership and the new OFSTED - Subject Audit
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 2 - Rethinking the lunch hour
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- Arrangements for lunchtimes
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 2 - Rethinking the lunch hour
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- Healthy Eating Survey
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 3 - Bringing literacy back to life
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- Examples of layered curricular targets
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 3 - Bringing literacy back to life
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- Sample of three-week literacy plans
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 3 - Bringing literacy back to life
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- The Intensifying Support Programme
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 3 - Bringing literacy back to life
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- Unit of work planning
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 4 - Nurture groups
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- What are nurture groups?
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 4 - Nurture groups
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- Questionnaire for parents of children in support programmes
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 4 - Nurture groups
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- Follow-up questionnaire - how successful has the programme been?
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 5 - Headliners
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- School improvement partners
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 5 - Headliners
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- School prospectus contents
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 5 - Headliners
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- School improvement plan – front cover and content sample
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 6 - Teaching and Learning Responsibilities
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- Teaching and Learning Responsibilities Timeline
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- 21/02/2007
Briefcase 6 - Teaching and Learning Responsibilities
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- Staffing Structure Review
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- 21/02/2007
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