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SecEd is a free secondary education best practice website for teachers, support staff & school leaders. Weekly ebulletins. Best practice articles/case studies. Regular podcasts & webinars. Best practice downloads. Posts by @pwhenshaw.bsky.social
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We cannot support the #mentalhealth of students if we don’t ensure the mental health of #teachers & school staff. Jaime Smith from Anna Freud looks at how #schools can support & build the #wellbeing of their employees: buff.ly/416RFQK #education #teaching

Calling all #teachers! Don't miss the SecEd Bulletin: New series offering #Ofsted advice – Internal moderation in schools – Spotting & supporting speech/language needs – A teacher's guide to memory – Ofqual marking consistency – latest news & more: tinyurl.com/2frwfncf #teaching

SecEd Webinar: On March 5 we team up with OCR to talk accessibility in GCSE #maths. How do we ensure all students, including those with #SEND, can access the curriculum & #exams? How do we overcome common barriers? Register free buff.ly/4jCniJt #teaching #GCSEs

After #Ofsted inspection this year, Josephine Smith's school was judged ‘outstanding’ in all categories. Across 5 articles and 5 categories, she sets out the steps they took to achieve this. She begins with Quality of Education: buff.ly/41vgqGF #Schools #Teaching #edusky

SecEd Podcast: A new episode looks at the opportunities & risks of AI in schools, offering ideas for whole-school AI strategy & suggestions for #teachers & #teaching. Great advice from Ben Merritt, @robrobson137.bsky.social & Aimee Williams:

More than half of councils that support children with #SEND warn they face becoming insolvent next year due to their high needs deficits. Local Government Association survey findings spark renewed calls for high needs deficit to be written off by gov't: buff.ly/41uKvWT #edusky

A survey of #education leaders has raised concerns that #schools are at risk of breaching data protection laws because they could be processing personal data using AI tools not suitable for education: buff.ly/3D80XTw #artificialintelligence #teachers #edusky

The use of #artificialintelligence in #schools is expanding rapidly. Ben Merritt offers #teachers some easy ideas for using #AI in the classroom, including tool recommendations & tips for how to use AI to plan lessons & create resources: buff.ly/4gFyrGG #teaching #EdTech #edusky

Don't miss your SecEd Bulletin this week: Includes a new series offering #Ofsted advice – Internal moderation in schools – Spotting & supporting speech/language needs – A teacher's guide to memory – Ofqual marking consistency – latest news & more: tinyurl.com/2frwfncf #teaching

The @ofstednews.bsky.social report card & wider inspection reform proposals are unworkable, will create unreliable & insecure judgements & will do nothing to ease the acute pressure felt by school staff. Ian Hartwright – @naht.org.uk – writes in SecEd: buff.ly/4aWZQCt #Ofsted #Edusky

Calling all #teachers! Your SecEd Bulletin is out: New series offering #Ofsted advice – Internal moderation in schools – Spotting & supporting speech/language needs – A teacher's guide to memory – Ofqual marking consistency – latest news & more tinyurl.com/2frwfncf #teaching #edusky

Calling all #teachers: Sign up for our free @seced.bsky.social Bulletins. Mondays we round-up key best practice for teachers. On Thursdays we offer more best practice as well as #podcasts #webinars news downloads & more – buff.ly/3RmWf8k #edusky #teaching

As part of work to address absenteeism, Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust surveyed parents to find out why they might be keeping children off school. @dotlepkowska.bsky.social finds out what they learnt https://buff.ly/3CLWkOS #school #teachers #edusky

Listening to audio books could be the key to reading & reading enjoyment for many students, @literacy-trust.bsky.social is advising. It comes as children's enjoyment of listening surpasses their enjoyment of reading for the first time: https://buff.ly/3EWM6fc #literacy #teaching #edusky

The data suggests that nearly half of secondary students with #speech #language #communication needs are going unidentified. This article with @speechandlanguage.bsky.social asks what schools can do to spot & support these young people: https://buff.ly/4bd9NvY #Teachers #Sponsored #Edusky

#Citizenship #education has its critics & many schools do not meet statutory requirements for its delivery. @jonesedu.bsky.social asks what role citizenship has in 2025 & offers ideas for how #schools can ensure this subject thrives? https://buff.ly/3XgQwUC #teaching #teachers #PSHE #edusky

Making the move from middle to senior #leadership in the secondary school can be a daunting & challenging prospect. Tiffnie Harris from @ascl-uk.bsky.social looks at five ways to navigate these challenges successfully https://buff.ly/4ifl0yt #teaching #schools #edusky

The use of #artificialintelligence in #schools is expanding rapidly. Ben Merritt offers #teachers some easy ideas for using #AI in the classroom, including tool recommendations & tips for how to use AI to plan lessons & create resources https://buff.ly/4gFyrGG #teaching #EdTech #edusky

The @nspcc.bsky.social & Childline Behind the Screen campaign seeks to raise awareness about sextortion & AI deepfakes targeting boys. It has published a 'real or fake' film to help #teachers bring this vital #safeguarding issue to life https://buff.ly/41dCLIs #PSHE #teaching #edusky

Calling all #teachers! Your SecEd Bulletin is out: New series offering #Ofsted advice – Internal moderation in schools – Spotting & supporting speech/language needs – A teacher's guide to memory – Ofqual marking consistency – latest news & more: https://tinyurl.com/2frwfncf #teaching #edusky

Calling all #teachers: Sign up for our free @seced.bsky.social Bulletins. Mondays we round-up key best practice for teachers. On Thursdays we offer more best practice as well as #podcasts #webinars news downloads & more https://buff.ly/3RmWf8k #edusky #teaching

The data suggests that nearly half of secondary students with #speech #language #communication needs are going unidentified. What can schools do to spot these young people & give them the support they need? https://buff.ly/4bd9NvY #SLCN #SendTips #Teachers #Sponsored

SecEd Podcast: Our latest episode looks at the opportunities & risks presented by #ArtificialIntelligence in schools, offering advice for whole-school AI policy/strategy as well as ideas/suggestions for #teaching resources & lesson-planning https://buff.ly/4136CUf #edtech #teachers

SecEd Webinar: On March 5 we team up with OCR to talk accessibility in GCSE #maths. How do we ensure all students, including those with #SEND, can access the curriculum & #exams? How do we overcome common barriers? Register free: https://buff.ly/4jCniJt #teaching #GCSEs

‘High and rising standards!’ At every occasion, government ministers trot out this latest slogan for #education – but as ever they are less clear about what this actually means, says @pepediiasio.bsky.social in SecEd: https://buff.ly/3EOqFge @ascl-uk.bsky.social #teaching #schools #edusky

The data suggests that nearly half of secondary students with #speech #language #communication needs are going unidentified. What can schools do to spot these young people & give them the support they need? https://buff.ly/4bd9NvY #SendTips #Teachers #Sponsored #edusky

After #Ofsted inspection this year, Josephine Smith's school was judged ‘outstanding’ in all categories. Across 5 articles and 5 categories, she sets out the steps they took to achieve this. She begins with Quality of Education: buff.ly/41vgqGF #Schools #Teaching #edusky

#Teacher assessment/marking must be verified through quality assurance procedures, but what does research & experience tell us about how to conduct internal moderation effectively? Erin Miller considers different approaches #schools might take: buff.ly/41yahcX #teaching

Of 330,000 or so #GCSE, AS & #Alevel grade appeals in 2024, around 220,000 marking errors were found resulting in almost 75,000 grade changes. Dennis Sherwood calls on #exams watchdog Ofqual to begin routinely publishing marking consistency metrics https://buff.ly/3CV1qZk #edusky

A survey of #education leaders has raised concerns that #schools are at risk of breaching data protection laws because they could be processing personal data using AI tools not suitable for education: buff.ly/3D80XTw #artificialintelligence #teachers #edusky

Listening to audio books could be the key to reading & reading enjoyment for many students, @literacy-trust.bsky.social is advising. It comes as children's enjoyment of listening surpasses their enjoyment of reading for the first time: buff.ly/3EWM6fc #literacy #teaching #edusky

More than half of councils that support children with #SEND warn they face becoming insolvent next year due to their high needs deficits. Local Government Association survey findings spark renewed calls for high needs deficit to be written off by gov't: buff.ly/41uKvWT #edusky

The data suggests that nearly half of secondary students with #speech #language #communication needs are going unidentified. This article with @speechandlanguage.bsky.social asks what schools can do to spot & support these young people: https://buff.ly/4bd9NvY #SendTips #Teachers #Sponsored

The data suggests that nearly half of secondary students with #speech #language #communication needs are going unidentified. What can schools do to spot these young people & give them the support they need? buff.ly/4bd9NvY #SLCN #SendTips #Teachers #Sponsored #edusky

#Citizenship #education has its critics & many schools do not meet statutory requirements for its delivery. @jonesedu.bsky.social asks what role citizenship has in 2025 & offers ideas for how #schools can ensure this subject thrives? buff.ly/3XgQwUC #teaching #teachers #PSHE #edusky

Making the move from middle to senior #leadership in the secondary school can be a daunting & challenging prospect. Tiffnie Harris from @ascl-uk.bsky.social looks at five ways to navigate these challenges successfully: buff.ly/4ifl0yt #teaching #schools #edusky

‘High and rising standards!’ At every occasion, government ministers trot out this latest slogan for #education – but as ever they are less clear about what this actually means, says @pepediiasio.bsky.social in SecEd: buff.ly/3EOqFge @ascl-uk.bsky.social #teaching #schools #edusky

Of 330,000 or so #GCSE, AS & #Alevel grade appeals in 2024, around 220,000 marking errors were found resulting in almost 75,000 grade changes. Dennis Sherwood calls on #exams watchdog Ofqual to begin routinely publishing marking consistency metrics: buff.ly/3CV1qZk #edusky

The SecEd Podcast: By #teachers for teachers. Best practice advice & tips across all areas of secondary school practice – #pedagogy #teaching #leadership #pastoral #SEND & much more. Check out our archive of almost 100 episodes: www.sec-ed.co.uk/podcast #edusky

The SecEd Webinar offers best practice insights, ideas, tips & case studies, supporting the work of secondary school teaching staff & leaders. Watch live or on catch-up for free. Check out our recent editions & find out about future webinars here: www.sec-ed.co.uk/webinars #edusky

The SecEd Best Practice Bulletin this week focuses on adaptive #teaching! The what, why & how of adaptive #teaching – Assess-plan-do-review in action – Adaptive teaching or differentiation? Free access here https://tinyurl.com/43djpcbk #teachers #schools #SENDtips #edusky

Teachers’ Standard 6 requires that #teachers make accurate & productive use of assessment. Helen Webb gives early career teachers some tips to help them improve formative assessment techniques & evidence progress towards Standard 6: https://buff.ly/4jQBAGm #teaching #edusky

In this practical article, school leader Clare Duffy offers useful advice & insights for how #schools can prepare for #Ofsted inspection & manage the inspectors' visit successfully: https://buff.ly/3WVz9sk #education #teachers #edusky

We cannot support the #mentalhealth of students if we don’t ensure the mental health of #teachers & school staff. Jaime Smith from Anna Freud looks at how #schools can support & build the #wellbeing of their employees: https://buff.ly/416RFQK #education #teaching

The use of #artificialintelligence in #schools is expanding rapidly. Ben Merritt offers #teachers some easy ideas for using #AI in the classroom, including tool recommendations & tips for how to use AI to plan lessons & create resources: https://buff.ly/4gFyrGG #teaching #EdTech #edusky

Infections can cause the development of psychiatric & physical symptoms & #SEND in young people. Tina Coope – @panspandasuk.bsky.social – discusses #PANS & #PANDAS & the implications of these conditions for #teaching & pastoral care in #schools https://buff.ly/3EhuBG3 #wellbeing

As part of work to address absenteeism, Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust surveyed parents to find out why they might be keeping children off school. @dotlepkowska.bsky.social finds out what they learnt https://buff.ly/3CLWkOS #school #teachers #edusky

Infections can cause the development of psychiatric & physical symptoms & #SEND in young people. Tina Coope – @panspandasuk.bsky.social – discusses #PANS & #PANDAS & the implications of these conditions for #teaching & pastoral care in #schools –https://buff.ly/3EhuBG3 #wellbeing

Top teaching tips in this week's SecEd Bulletin: #AI tools & #teaching tips – How to meet Teachers’ Standard 6 – #Ofsted preparation – #freeschoolmeals – #safeguarding & sextortion – early career #teacher guide – Ofsted report cards & more: https://tinyurl.com/43s7h99n #schools #edusky

As part of work to address absenteeism, Lincoln Anglican Academy Trust surveyed parents to find out why they might be keeping children off school. @dotlepkowska.bsky.social finds out what they learnt: https://buff.ly/3CLWkOS #school #teachers #edusky