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A sample SIDP
- Description:
- To help you with ideas for your SIDP - this is a worked example of a strategical and organisational plan.
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- 15/02/2009
Good times return! Coming out of Special Measures
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- It’s every teacher’s and headteacher’s nightmare. Special measures does not feel very special at all. Debra Bailey describes the experience for her and her school, Chilvers Coton Community Infant School. She shares with us what it felt like to ‘come out’.
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- 18/05/2008
What is the point of homework?
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- There are many assumptions about homework. It is generally believed to be a good thing that should be developed during the primary school years ready for transition. Bill Boyle, Joanna Bragg & Diane Pearson at the University of Manchester researched the issues and summarise their fndings here.
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- 18/05/2008
Engaging Children: Can the Classroom Capture it?
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- We need to revive the curriculum. The dry diet of the literacy and numeracy strategies has resulted in many children losing interest. How can we enthuse our children once more Anne Keeling describes how the International Primary Curriculum might be the answer.
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- 18/05/2008
…a school cook
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- School meals are rarely out of the news these days. Whatever your view the fact remains that we rely on school cooks across the country to come up with the goods. But what is it like behind the servery?
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- 18/05/2008
The shrinking horizons of childhood
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- How do we best equip our children for the future? Tim Gill argues that it isn’t through protecting our children needlessly before they have time to fnd out for themselves. In this article he explains how we can help our children become resilient and responsible.
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- 18/05/2008
What is the relationship between disadvantage and primary sc
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- It might seem self evident but the fact is that disadvantage is a signifcant predictor of test performance. Bill Boyle and Joanna Bragg describe their research into test data and look at the effect which interventions might have on performance.
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- 18/05/2008
Good and improving?
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- Jeff Holman summarises ‘The Annual Report of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, 2006-07’. What does Ofsted have to say about our schools i 21st Century England?
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- 18/05/2008
SPEAKING THE RIGHT LANGUAGE
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- Water Mill Primary School in Selly Oak has educated children speaking 43 different mother-tongue languages. Yet despite this challenge the school achieves good SATs results. We look at how head teacher Jenny Edginton has achieved this.
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- 18/05/2008
Supporting vulnerable children in the small school context
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- There is nothing more rewarding, frustrating and exhausting than supporting a child with very challenging behaviour. Sandra Clement, headteacher at West Down School, describes through two case studies just how diffcult and valuable this work can be in a small school context.
- Submitted On:
- 18/05/2008
Primary school libraries: “Could they do better?”
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- Schools are ready and willing to acknowledge the importance of developing the reading habit and the library’s role in this. However, when it comes to demonstrating this commitment in practice, Booktrust found that it was sadly lacking. Roland Marden tells us more.
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- 18/05/2008
League tables
- Description:
- Headteachers are a cer tain breed. They carry enormous responsibility, they are expected to know everything and be accountable to everyone. It’s quite understandable if we need to let off a little steam sometimes. In this article Paul Wyllie does just that.
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- 18/05/2008
Strengthening Britain’s School Leaders:The ILMP-UK is launch
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- We are all becoming more aware of the importanceof developing an international perspective. Implementation of a modern foreign language and growing interest in the international curriculum are encouraging us to take a more global view. But what about leadership? Anne Keeling tells us about ILMP and its benefts.
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- 18/05/2008
Does size matter? –The Big School
- Description:
- Ten years ago, when Tim Benson took his third headship at a primary school with near 900 pupils, he asked himself that question. He is still asking it. Here Tim describes the pros and cons of being head of a ‘big’ school.
- Submitted On:
- 18/05/2008
Beating the bullies
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- Bullying is a favourite issue for the tabloids. There’s much being said about what we should do. Rachel Evans describes some of the approaches that Warwickshire is taking and reminds us in the following quote just what it’s all for.
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- 18/05/2008
Every Child Matters
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- Every Child Matters has now been around for a while. We should all be familiar with what it means. Just in case you need a little revision Terry Freedman outlines the main points and implications for schools.
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- 18/05/2008
Differences in Emotional Intelligence According to Gender an
- Description:
- We spend a lot of time assessing children’s attainment and aptitude. But what about their emotional intelligence? This underrated concept is the focus of the following research in Murcia, Spain.
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- 18/05/2008
Manager\'s Briefcase
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- The School Improvement Cycle
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- 18/05/2008
Manager\'s Briefcase6
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- A Sample SIDP
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- 18/05/2008
Manager\'s Briefcase2
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- The use of force to control or restrain pupils
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- 18/05/2008
Manager\'s Briefcase3
- Description:
- The use of force to control or restrain pupils
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- 18/05/2008
Manager\'s Briefcase4
- Description:
- Use of force to control or restrain pupils: incident record
- Submitted On:
- 18/05/2008
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