As education practitioners and experts in learning, we share a mission: to equip young people not only with academic knowledge, but with the enduring personal and employability skills that empower lifelong learning and positive transitions to further study, work, and life. At ASDAN, this belief shapes everything we do – from our refreshed core skills […]
7 November Curriculum & qualifications New curriculum to be introduced in 2028 as review published Government also commits to scrapping the EBacc and making citizenship compulsory in primary schools https://schoolsweek.co.uk/new-curriculum-to-be-introduced-in-2028-as-review-published/ Curriculum and assessment review: 14 key points The Francis review’s final recommendations include scrapping the EBacc, reducing exam time and making triple science available to […]
ALISTAIR CRAWFORD, NATIONAL NETWORK OF SPECIALIST PROVISION (NNSP), UK This article explores aspirations and meaningful outcomes beyond the school gates through the perspective of ‘experts by experience’. … this problem of deficit framing is located within the wider societal issue of the meritocracy, life’s “sorting principle” which has narrowed what we perceive a “good life” […]
Ann-Marie Argyropulo-Palmer, Subject Leader for Music, University of Birmingham School, UK Whether introduced by individual teachers or employed school-wide by leaders, routines – a specific sequence of actions regularly followed – are a common feature of UK classrooms (DfE, 2011). Routines as recommended classroom practice can also be seen at a national level, with the […]
Sharing teachers’ expertise and experiences Report summary
The Mill Primary Academy has developed a culture of celebration that rewards excellent behaviour. Clear, consistent behaviour systems reward kindness and responsibility, as well as academic achievements. Establishing these routines from the start, and being clear about what good behaviour looks like in practice, sets high expectations in the classroom and raises aspirations. Teachers have […]
