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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 35m

SecEd’s annual 21-page guide for early career #teachers is out now, with advice & tips covering wellbeing, workload, #teaching, behaviour, #safeguarding, #CPD & more. With thanks to our friends @neunion.bsky.social for supporting this annual resource. Get your free pdf: buff.ly/2FeSYa3 #edusky

Your complete 21-page guide to success as an early career teacher - SecEd

Teaching is tough, yet incredibly rewarding. If you are to survive and thrive as an early career teacher and set yourself up for a long and happy career then you must build healthy habits from day…

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1h

Anxiety & a fear of getting it wrong are big barriers to enjoying writing at school, while agency & freedom to choose topics/style & to express their opinions inspires pupils to put pen to paper. New @literacy-trust.bsky.social research buff.ly/2A4cZBH #teaching

Student agency and removing fear of mistakes will boost writing enjoyment - SecEd

Research findings from the National Literacy Trust offer insights into how to engage students in their writing

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1h

What are the most common queries that schools have about staff ##safeguarding checks & the Single Central Record? And, more to the point, what are the answers? Joanne Bocko explains: buff.ly/gJbLStX (Get access to this article via our Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/UQzPeR3)

Single Central Record: Your questions answered - SecEd

This article answers the most common questions asked by school safeguarding teams about the Single Central Record

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 2h

The Adobe Agile Manifesto has revolutionised approaches to #appraisal in the business world. Drawing on this, John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – gives us five lessons for effective #teacher appraisal systems in #schools

A deep dive into teacher appraisal: Is your school's system working? - SecEd

What can schools learn from the Adobe Agile Manifesto, which is revolutionising approaches to appraisal in business

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 2h

SecEd Podcast: Our new 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/XYASaMy #schools #edusky

SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 4h

How can we set about creating an RE #curriculum that reflects the real world and helps young people to navigate sexual ethics and stand firmly against prejudice? Shammi Rahman – @hfleducation.bsky.social – reflects and offers eight suggestions buff.ly/nsAF1cK #religiouseducation

Navigating sexual ethics in the RE classroom - SecEd

Advice and resources to help religious education teachers to address sexual ethnics and LGBT+ in the classroom

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 5h

The development & recognition of your school’s #teaching assistants begins with effective appraisal systems tailored to this unique role. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – considers what such a system looks like in practice:

A model for teaching assistant appraisal - SecEd

An outline of an effective appraisal system for the development and recognition of your school’s teaching assistants

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 15h

Calling all #teachers: Sign up for our free @seced.bsky.social Bulletin. Every Thursday. Latest #education best practice, pedagogy, case studies, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads as well as news analysis & blogs for all those working in secondary #schools: buff.ly/3Ub2JYt #edusky #teaching

SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 18h

The government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review presents a perfect opportunity to address the problems of inconsistency in RE, argues @sarahfcg.bsky.social from Religious Education Council – buff.ly/O4kIfLG #curriculum #schools #education #teaching

Ending the postcode lottery of religious education - SecEd

Delivery of religious education nationally is patchy, a situation the Curriculum and Assessment Review could address

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 19h

To thrive as an early career #teacher & set yourself up for a long career you must build healthy habits from day one. From wellbeing, workload & behaviour to #teaching tips & #safeguarding advice, this free 21-page SecEd guide is here to help buff.ly/2FeSYa3 #teachers

Your complete 21-page guide to success as an early career teacher - SecEd

Teaching is tough, yet incredibly rewarding. If you are to survive and thrive as an early career teacher and set yourself up for a long and happy career then you must build healthy habits from day…

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 21h

How can #teachers delivering #GCSE courses help prepare their students for the transition to further study at A level? @smitne.bsky.social – @ascl-uk.bsky.social – offers six practical approaches: buff.ly/5xI10PX #teaching #schools #edusky

Preparing GCSE students for their transition to A level - SecEd

Six practical ways that teachers can support GCSE students in schools with their transition to A level study

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 22h

A free 21-page SecEd guide to #teaching #oracy skills offers 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...

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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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 23h

Putting on a school production/play can be a daunting yet incredibly rewarding experience for pupils & #teachers alike. #Drama teacher Sam Marsden offers a planning checklist & some practical top tips: buff.ly/RPnEVBb #teaching #schools

SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 23h

Bitesize #safeguarding summaries & key questions to keep school staff up-to-date. This week: Early Help: buff.ly/1hCSeYE (Get access to this article via our Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/UQzPeR3)

What might indicate that a child needs Early Help? - SecEd

Safeguarding CPD and key questions to help check school staff's knowledge about Early Help procedures and referrals

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

How can we develop young people’s #oracy skills & what does best practice in #schools look like? This free 21-page SecEd guide dives into all that #teaching oracy entails. Lots of ideas, examples, lesson advice & case studies. Get your free pdf buff.ly/DD8CL5j #teachers

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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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

An open letter to #education: Your best #teachers are quietly planning their exit. They are quitting not because they cannot hack it, says Mike Leaman, but because they have hacked it for far too long in a system that rarely gives anything back: buff.ly/nMStUNf #schools #edusky

An open letter to education... - SecEd

The best teachers are planning to quit because they have put up with unreasonable workload in schools for too long

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

In a 6-part series, @mattbromley.bsky.social analyses the 6 core evaluation areas of the new #Ofsted #schools inspection framework, helping you to sense-check your approach, prepare your response & identify areas for focus. Part 1 is #Inclusion – buff.ly/P3G0Anj #education #edusky

Analysing Ofsted's core evaluation areas for schools: Inclusion - SecEd

Analysis of how Ofsted will inspect inclusion in schools and how inclusion will be placed at the heart of inspection

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

#Poverty is a health condition, and it is contagious. Paediatrician @drguddisingh.bsky.social – who has recorded a new BBC Radio 4 series entitled Three Ages of Child – says that children’s health is one of the clearest mirrors of inequality – and the reflection is harsh:

'You cannot prescribe your way out of poverty' - SecEd

in BBC Radio 4 Three Ages of Child paediatrician Dr Guddi Singh met teachers working to help families living in poverty

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

A core part of safeguarding work is protecting children from radicalisation. Mubina Asaria – @lgfl-ngfl.bsky.social – looks at how schools can plan this work, including online safety & education buff.ly/9Cp40fF (Get access to this article via our Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/UQzPeR3)

Prevent Duty: Keeping children safe from radicalisation - SecEd

Discussing the safeguarding actions that schools can take to keep children safe from extremism and radicalisation

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

A core part of safeguarding work is protecting children from radicalisation. Mubina Asaria – @lgfl-ngfl.bsky.social – looks at how schools can plan this work, including online safety & education buff.ly/9Cp40fF (Get access to this article via our Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/UQzPeR3)

Prevent Duty: Keeping children safe from radicalisation - SecEd

Discussing the safeguarding actions that schools can take to keep children safe from extremism and radicalisation

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

To survive & thrive as an early career #teacher & set yourself up for a long, happy career you must build healthy habits from day one. SecEd’s annual 21-page practical guide will help you do just that. Get your free pdf download here buff.ly/2FeSYa3 #teaching #teachers

Your complete 21-page guide to success as an early career teacher - SecEd

Teaching is tough, yet incredibly rewarding. If you are to survive and thrive as an early career teacher and set yourself up for a long and happy career then you must build healthy habits from day…

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

SecEd Podcast: Our new episode focuses on belonging & #inclusion in the secondary school & ideas for ensuring that every student can take part in school life. With @mattbromley.bsky.social – Kristin Smith – Paul Haigh – @pwhenshaw.bsky.social buff.ly/XYASaMy #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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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 1d

At the heart of an effective system of #CPD in #schools is effective evaluation. Bethan Hindley – @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social – offers three tips for ways to integrate evaluation into your #teaching staff’s professional development buff.ly/bfxgMi1 #teachers #edusky

Is your school’s CPD paying off? How do you know? - SecEd

Advice and tips to help schools ensure that evaluation of teacher CPD is fit-for-purpose and effective

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 2d

#Dyspraxia is more common than we often think & can hold pupils back in a number of different ways. @pookyh.bsky.social offers some practical strategies for #teachers the classroom buff.ly/fMshamg #inclusion #SEND #edusky

Dyspraxia in the classroom - SecEd

Dr Pooky Knightsmith offers practical strategies for teachers to support pupils with dyspraxia in the classroom

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · 3d

Don't forget your SecEd Bulletin for #teachers & #schools this week: Analysing #Ofsted's evaluation areas – Are your #teacher appraisals fit-for-purpose? – A model for #teaching assistant appraisal – Hidden hunger & school meals debt – Building belonging in inclusive #schools buff.ly/DyGtkvM

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