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Merry Christmas to all our readers! We're now on our Christmas break. We will return in early January! In the meantime, the website has thousands of best practice articles, free downloads, podcasts & much more: www.sec-ed.co.uk #schools #teachers #education #teaching
December 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Merry Christmas to all our readers! We're now on our Christmas break. We will return in early January! In the meantime, the website has thousands of best practice articles, free downloads, podcasts & much more: www.sec-ed.co.uk #schools #teachers #education #teaching
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December 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Our Safeguarding Digest scenarios illustrate issues to consider when dealing with a specific #safeguarding concern in #schools. This time, a tutor is worried about neglect. How would you respond? buff.ly/r4cowaI (Get access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
Scenario: A tutor is worried about potential neglect - SecEd
This Safeguarding Digest training scenario for school staff focuses on a tutor's concerns about potential neglect
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December 17, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Our Safeguarding Digest scenarios illustrate issues to consider when dealing with a specific #safeguarding concern in #schools. This time, a tutor is worried about neglect. How would you respond? buff.ly/r4cowaI (Get access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
Supporting students with complex trauma or neglect is difficult & harrowing. @thehonesteducator.bsky.social discusses how #safeguarding leads in #schools can deepen understanding & provide effective support: buff.ly/Jdto9QA (Access this article via SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
Responding to complex trauma and neglect - SecEd
How can school safeguarding leads respond to cases of complex trauma and neglect in children?
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December 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Supporting students with complex trauma or neglect is difficult & harrowing. @thehonesteducator.bsky.social discusses how #safeguarding leads in #schools can deepen understanding & provide effective support: buff.ly/Jdto9QA (Access this article via SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
Are you a #teacher or school leader? The @seced.bsky.social best practice archive offers advice, ideas, case studies, tips & inspiration covering every aspect of secondary #education. Written by #teachers for teachers: buff.ly/3CZR6yN #schools #education #teaching
December 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Are you a #teacher or school leader? The @seced.bsky.social best practice archive offers advice, ideas, case studies, tips & inspiration covering every aspect of secondary #education. Written by #teachers for teachers: buff.ly/3CZR6yN #schools #education #teaching
Our Safeguarding Digest scenarios illustrate issues to consider when dealing with a specific #safeguarding concern in #schools. This time, a tutor is worried about neglect. How would you respond? buff.ly/r4cowaI (Get access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
Scenario: A tutor is worried about potential neglect - SecEd
This Safeguarding Digest training scenario for school staff focuses on a tutor's concerns about potential neglect
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December 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Our Safeguarding Digest scenarios illustrate issues to consider when dealing with a specific #safeguarding concern in #schools. This time, a tutor is worried about neglect. How would you respond? buff.ly/r4cowaI (Get access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
#Safeguarding Digest offers bitesize summaries & key questions to use with school staff to keep understanding up-to-date. This week: Keeping children safe at Christmas: buff.ly/4ncEmz0 (Get access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
Which safeguarding issues are amplified at Christmas? - SecEd
Every week, Safeguarding Digest offers you a bitesize summary of a key safeguarding issue and key questions to use with school staff to keep their understanding up-to-date. This week: Keeping…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:28 AM
#Safeguarding Digest offers bitesize summaries & key questions to use with school staff to keep understanding up-to-date. This week: Keeping children safe at Christmas: buff.ly/4ncEmz0 (Get access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
A culture of #safeguarding must be at the heart of #schools, but what does this look like on the ground & how can DSLs ensure it doesn’t slip? Delyth Lynch advises: buff.ly/bisnbLO (Access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
Discussing the tenets of a school culture of safeguarding - SecEd
Creating a culture of safeguarding in schools, including strong leadership, aligned values and open communication
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December 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
A culture of #safeguarding must be at the heart of #schools, but what does this look like on the ground & how can DSLs ensure it doesn’t slip? Delyth Lynch advises: buff.ly/bisnbLO (Access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
The @seced.bsky.social website is free for all: Get secondary #education best practice, case studies, tips, guidance, news analysis, downloads, podcasts, webinars, blogs & more: www.sec-ed.co.uk #teachers #teaching #schools #education
December 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The @seced.bsky.social website is free for all: Get secondary #education best practice, case studies, tips, guidance, news analysis, downloads, podcasts, webinars, blogs & more: www.sec-ed.co.uk #teachers #teaching #schools #education
Coaching conversation approaches can transform staff development, improve #CPD & build trust across your school. Hannah Tyreman – @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social – shares 4 practical ways to bring #coaching skills into everyday conversations in #schools: buff.ly/DYwEP9m #teachers #education
Four ways to bring coaching skills to your conversations in schools - SecEd
Discover four practical coaching techniques to enhance staff professional development, foster trust and empower teachers
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December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Coaching conversation approaches can transform staff development, improve #CPD & build trust across your school. Hannah Tyreman – @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social – shares 4 practical ways to bring #coaching skills into everyday conversations in #schools: buff.ly/DYwEP9m #teachers #education
Every week, more than 40 bereaved #military children enter UK classrooms. How can #schools help them feel safe, supported & able to thrive? Guidance from Scotty’s Little Soldiers for #teachers: buff.ly/DgylVHP #Education #Bereavement #Inclusion #edusky
Supporting bereaved military children in schools - SecEd
How teachers and schools can support bereaved military children. Practical strategies from Scotty’s Little Soldiers
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December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Every week, more than 40 bereaved #military children enter UK classrooms. How can #schools help them feel safe, supported & able to thrive? Guidance from Scotty’s Little Soldiers for #teachers: buff.ly/DgylVHP #Education #Bereavement #Inclusion #edusky
National reading enjoyment among young people is at its lowest in a generation – but one trust has turned the tide. Find out how Redhill Academy Trust doubled student reading engagement, including seven principles for #schools to adopt: buff.ly/5Dful1l #ReadingCulture #Literacy #edusky
Building a strong reading culture in school: Seven lessons from Redhill Academy Trust - SecEd
Practical strategies to build a reading culture in schools. How Redhill Academy Trust doubled student reading engagement
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December 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
National reading enjoyment among young people is at its lowest in a generation – but one trust has turned the tide. Find out how Redhill Academy Trust doubled student reading engagement, including seven principles for #schools to adopt: buff.ly/5Dful1l #ReadingCulture #Literacy #edusky
At @uckfield.college #teachers explored how #metacognition can empower SEND students to ‘have a go’ & succeed in learning & #exams. The research-led approach led to practical strategies for #teaching including the R? annotation. Find out more: buff.ly/Rl2P5Gh #education
December 15, 2025 at 11:37 AM
At @uckfield.college #teachers explored how #metacognition can empower SEND students to ‘have a go’ & succeed in learning & #exams. The research-led approach led to practical strategies for #teaching including the R? annotation. Find out more: buff.ly/Rl2P5Gh #education
The 90-minute #Ofsted call can set the tone for your school inspection. Are you ready? @pkainsworth.bsky.social shares expert tips to help school leaders prepare & make the right impression. Read more: buff.ly/Idk9cY3 #SchoolLeadership #Education #schools #Edusky
Making the right impression: The 90-minute Ofsted call - SecEd
Discover how school leaders can prepare for Ofsted’s crucial 90-minute call under the new inspection framework
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December 15, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The 90-minute #Ofsted call can set the tone for your school inspection. Are you ready? @pkainsworth.bsky.social shares expert tips to help school leaders prepare & make the right impression. Read more: buff.ly/Idk9cY3 #SchoolLeadership #Education #schools #Edusky
School support staff are the backbone of education – but a @unisoninschools.bsky.social survey reveals a workforce under strain: unpaid hours, shrinking teams, low pay... Joanna Parry explains why this is a risk for every pupil & every school: buff.ly/zM969Xc #teaching #edusky #education
Support staff: Dedicated, expert but exhausted - SecEd
UNISON survey exposes growing crisis for school support staff: unpaid hours, blurred roles, staff shortages, and low pay
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December 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
School support staff are the backbone of education – but a @unisoninschools.bsky.social survey reveals a workforce under strain: unpaid hours, shrinking teams, low pay... Joanna Parry explains why this is a risk for every pupil & every school: buff.ly/zM969Xc #teaching #edusky #education
That girls outperform boys in #exams has long been a fact of our #school system & yet girls’ performance has faltered of late. Josephine Smith considers why this is & whether we should be concerned: buff.ly/st90ZWW #teaching #schools #GCSEs
Is it time to refocus our attention on girls’ achievement in school? - SecEd
Why is girls’ performance in exams at GCSE and A level faltering, should teachers be worried and what can schools do?
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December 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
How can we make transitions between topics in the classroom smoother? By boosting #curriculum visibility so that expectations are clear & students can focus on their learning. Katrina Quick explains how: buff.ly/n0LgNqn #teachers #teaching #education
Smoother curriculum teaching transitions to ease student overload - SecEd
Creating a curriculum that is transparent and visible to students can help them to learn more effectively
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December 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
How can we make transitions between topics in the classroom smoother? By boosting #curriculum visibility so that expectations are clear & students can focus on their learning. Katrina Quick explains how: buff.ly/n0LgNqn #teachers #teaching #education
The new @ofstednews.bsky.social school inspection framework has a golden thread of #inclusion – with a particular focus on four categories of disadvantage. @pkainsworth.bsky.social considers what this means for #schools & their leaders as they prepare for #inspection: buff.ly/U1mckl1 #education
Inclusion and disadvantage: Exploring the golden thread of Ofsted inspection - SecEd
An analysis of Ofsted’s golden thread of inclusion and disadvantage in school inspection & how headteachers can prepare
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December 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
The new @ofstednews.bsky.social school inspection framework has a golden thread of #inclusion – with a particular focus on four categories of disadvantage. @pkainsworth.bsky.social considers what this means for #schools & their leaders as they prepare for #inspection: buff.ly/U1mckl1 #education
SecEd Podcast: Inspired by the launch of the new @the-rsc.bsky.social Shakespeare Curriculum, our new episode offers practical ideas & #teaching techniques for how #teachers can make #Shakespeare enjoyable & engaging for students in the English classroom & beyond: buff.ly/EgEDVOy #education #edusky
The SecEd Podcast: Teaching Shakespeare Effectively: Practical tips and classroom ideas - SecEd
RSC-inspired ideas and teaching techniques for engaging secondary students in the work of William Shakespeare
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December 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
SecEd Podcast: Inspired by the launch of the new @the-rsc.bsky.social Shakespeare Curriculum, our new episode offers practical ideas & #teaching techniques for how #teachers can make #Shakespeare enjoyable & engaging for students in the English classroom & beyond: buff.ly/EgEDVOy #education #edusky
For this SecEd Webinar we partnered with Turnitin to offer practical ideas for #teaching secondary students to use #ArtificialIntelligence effectively. We discussed an AI curriculum & the skills students need now & in the future. Watch back now!
Watch back: Teaching students how to use AI to support their learning - SecEd
This free SecEd webinar offered advice on how schools can teach students to use AI to support their learning
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December 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
For this SecEd Webinar we partnered with Turnitin to offer practical ideas for #teaching secondary students to use #ArtificialIntelligence effectively. We discussed an AI curriculum & the skills students need now & in the future. Watch back now!
A free 21-page SecEd guide to #teaching #oracy skills with lots of practical ideas for #schools: Defining oracy – Disciplinary oracy – Teaching vocabulary – Assessing oracy – Oracy in year 7 – A culture of oracy – Oracy & disadvantage – Case studies & more:
A SecEd best practice guide to teaching oracy in schools - SecEd
This free guide offers ideas, advice and case studies for teaching oracy skills in the secondary school classroom
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December 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
There have been many changes to the School Teachers’ Pay & Conditions Document (STPCD) in recent years. @ascl-uk.bsky.social specialist @louisehatswell.bsky.social highlights some of the most important & advises #schools on how they can navigate these: buff.ly/6pjeTto #education #teachers
Managing changes to the School Teachers’ Pay & Conditions Document - SecEd
Advice from ASCL for schools on managing updates to the September 2025 DfE School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
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December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
There have been many changes to the School Teachers’ Pay & Conditions Document (STPCD) in recent years. @ascl-uk.bsky.social specialist @louisehatswell.bsky.social highlights some of the most important & advises #schools on how they can navigate these: buff.ly/6pjeTto #education #teachers
What can #teachers do to maximise the impact of their Do Now lesson starter activities & get their lessons off to a flying & productive start? Curriculum advisor Paul Jenkins – @hfleducation.bsky.social – offers seven practical pointers: buff.ly/Ntc7WMl #teaching #schools #education
Seven tips for making the most of your Do Now lesson starter activities - SecEd
Advice for teachers to help ensure Do Now lesson starters are effective in settling students into lessons and learning
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December 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
What can #teachers do to maximise the impact of their Do Now lesson starter activities & get their lessons off to a flying & productive start? Curriculum advisor Paul Jenkins – @hfleducation.bsky.social – offers seven practical pointers: buff.ly/Ntc7WMl #teaching #schools #education
SecEd Podcast: This episode focuses on belonging & #inclusion in the secondary school with lots of ideas for ensuring that every student can take part in school life. We talk school culture, the role of #teachers, behaviour systems, family engagement & more: buff.ly/EEABPZx #schools #edusky
The SecEd Podcast: Do your students belong? Inclusion and participation in school life - SecEd
A podcast discussion advising how teachers can build students' sense of belonging and inclusion in school
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December 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
SecEd Podcast: This episode focuses on belonging & #inclusion in the secondary school with lots of ideas for ensuring that every student can take part in school life. We talk school culture, the role of #teachers, behaviour systems, family engagement & more: buff.ly/EEABPZx #schools #edusky
What do students think about #artificialintelligence? How are young people looking at AI? How are they using it for learning? @josepicardo.bsky.social explains why banning AI in #education is simply not an option & offers 5 recommendations for #schools: buff.ly/iNd0l5a #teaching #edusky
What students really think about artificial intelligence - SecEd
What students think about artificial intelligence use in eduction and why schools and teachers must listen
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December 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
What do students think about #artificialintelligence? How are young people looking at AI? How are they using it for learning? @josepicardo.bsky.social explains why banning AI in #education is simply not an option & offers 5 recommendations for #schools: buff.ly/iNd0l5a #teaching #edusky