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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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November 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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
The Royal Shakespeare Company has launched the #Shakespeare Curriculum, a digital platform, free for state & special secondary #schools, offering #teaching resources, activities & lesson plans grounded in @the-rsc.bsky.social rehearsal room approaches: buff.ly/dQMqvrX #teachers #edusky
RSC launches Shakespeare Curriculum free to state secondary schools - SecEd
The Shakespeare Curriculum digital platform from the Royal Shakespeare Company will be free to state secondary schools
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November 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The Royal Shakespeare Company has launched the #Shakespeare Curriculum, a digital platform, free for state & special secondary #schools, offering #teaching resources, activities & lesson plans grounded in @the-rsc.bsky.social rehearsal room approaches: buff.ly/dQMqvrX #teachers #edusky
📢 #Teachers & School Leaders: Your latest SecEd Bulletin is here!
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
📢 #Teachers & School Leaders: Your latest SecEd Bulletin is here!
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
SecEd Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. Advice on the 'secure fit' model, the 'expected standard', the #inclusion thread, the focus on context, the 90-minute call, the nominee role & more: buff.ly/Fhtumbi
November 28, 2025 at 12:28 PM
SecEd Podcast: A new episode dissects the revised #Ofsted inspection framework, setting out actions #schools can take now to prepare. Advice on the 'secure fit' model, the 'expected standard', the #inclusion thread, the focus on context, the 90-minute call, the nominee role & more: buff.ly/Fhtumbi
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/8B6n8ft #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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November 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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/8B6n8ft #teaching #schools #education
Seasonal #poverty in #schools: As temperatures drop & financial pressures on families rise, how can schools respond with compassion & purpose? Drawing on the C.A.R.E. principles Sean Harris – @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social – shares practical ways for schools to become poverty-informed:
Seasonal hardship: How schools can help families with the cost of winter - SecEd
The cost of winter puts pressure on families living in poverty but there are practical ways that schools can support
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November 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Seasonal #poverty in #schools: As temperatures drop & financial pressures on families rise, how can schools respond with compassion & purpose? Drawing on the C.A.R.E. principles Sean Harris – @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social – shares practical ways for schools to become poverty-informed:
Is the two-week work experience model past its sell-by date? Research shows employers want flexible, shorter placements spread across secondary school to better prepare students for the workplace: buff.ly/dkF1bjg #CareersEducation #WorkExperience #Schools
Business leaders call for flexible approach to work experience placements - SecEd
Two-thirds of businesses say traditional two-week school work experience is outdated and call for a more flexible model
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November 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Is the two-week work experience model past its sell-by date? Research shows employers want flexible, shorter placements spread across secondary school to better prepare students for the workplace: buff.ly/dkF1bjg #CareersEducation #WorkExperience #Schools
The DfE National Behaviour Survey shows progress: more #teachers report good behaviour, more pupils feel safe in school. But classroom disruption still wastes 7 mins for every 30 mins of #teaching time: buff.ly/0XYEgKe #BehaviourManagement #EdChat #Schools
National Behaviour Survey: Teachers report improvements but classroom disruption still an issue - SecEd
DfE survey shows better pupil behaviour, more teachers confident managing misbehaviour, but classroom disruption issues
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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The DfE National Behaviour Survey shows progress: more #teachers report good behaviour, more pupils feel safe in school. But classroom disruption still wastes 7 mins for every 30 mins of #teaching time: buff.ly/0XYEgKe #BehaviourManagement #EdChat #Schools
School suspensions fell in autumn 2024 but remain well above pre-pandemic levels. Disadvantaged pupils, those with SEN, and year 9 students continue to be most likely to be suspended: buff.ly/M62c4cB #Education #SchoolLeadership #Behaviour #SEND #Teachers
Disadvantaged, SEN and year 9 students most likely to be suspended - SecEd
DfE data shows suspensions fell in autumn 2024 but remain higher than 2019 with disadvantaged, SEN and year 9 pupils hit
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November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
School suspensions fell in autumn 2024 but remain well above pre-pandemic levels. Disadvantaged pupils, those with SEN, and year 9 students continue to be most likely to be suspended: buff.ly/M62c4cB #Education #SchoolLeadership #Behaviour #SEND #Teachers
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/YKL8FLv #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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November 28, 2025 at 8:02 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/YKL8FLv #education #teachers
On December 9, the SecEd Safeguarding Digest is hosting its next online masterclass with Elizabeth Rose. We will outline key priorities for DSLs at the end of autumn term, offer a #safeguarding checklist for the new year & discuss key updates: buff.ly/UmAu9U2 #schools
December 9: A spring term safeguarding checklist - SecEd
This online masterclass event hosted by Safeguarding Digest will offer advice for DSLs including a new year checklist
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November 28, 2025 at 7:37 AM
On December 9, the SecEd Safeguarding Digest is hosting its next online masterclass with Elizabeth Rose. We will outline key priorities for DSLs at the end of autumn term, offer a #safeguarding checklist for the new year & discuss key updates: buff.ly/UmAu9U2 #schools
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/59Xtqjw #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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November 28, 2025 at 7:23 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/59Xtqjw #education
📢 #Teachers & School Leaders: Your latest SecEd Bulletin is here!
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
November 28, 2025 at 6:55 AM
📢 #Teachers & School Leaders: Your latest SecEd Bulletin is here!
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
📢 #Teachers & School Leaders: Your latest SecEd Bulletin is here!
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
November 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
📢 #Teachers & School Leaders: Your latest SecEd Bulletin is here!
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
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/JCkLhDT #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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November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Ahead of the Schools White Paper, @thenfer.bsky.social research has revealed a worrying SEND trend that gets little policy attention: the high-SEND #schools in a system under huge strain. Matt Walker looks at the consequences of the findings: buff.ly/oYpIsFu #education #inclusion #edusky
The high-SEND schools in a system under strain - SecEd
An NFER research project reveals an uneven distribution of SEND children in England’s schools
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November 27, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Ahead of the Schools White Paper, @thenfer.bsky.social research has revealed a worrying SEND trend that gets little policy attention: the high-SEND #schools in a system under huge strain. Matt Walker looks at the consequences of the findings: buff.ly/oYpIsFu #education #inclusion #edusky
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
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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
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/f4Qw6hP #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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November 27, 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/f4Qw6hP #teaching #edusky
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/ohsmN07 #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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November 27, 2025 at 10:31 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/ohsmN07 #teachers #teaching #education
Drawing on research findings, Dr Emily Setty discusses why #safeguarding practice in many cases of harmful sexual behaviour can fall short when incidents sit in legal ‘grey zones’ buff.ly/SdhPZf7 (Access to this article via the Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
What DSLs need to know about responding to harmful sexual behaviour - SecEd
Why school safeguarding practice for harmful sexual behaviour can fall short when incidents sit in legal grey areas
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November 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Drawing on research findings, Dr Emily Setty discusses why #safeguarding practice in many cases of harmful sexual behaviour can fall short when incidents sit in legal ‘grey zones’ buff.ly/SdhPZf7 (Access to this article via the Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
Too often, high-quality #citizenship education depends on the commitment of individual #teachers or #schools rather than a coherent national approach. The #curriculum reforms mark a genuine turning point for the subject, says @moorsee.bsky.social @acitizenshipt.bsky.social buff.ly/wX4z94f #edusky
Citizenship education reforms: A landmark moment - SecEd
With the voting age being lowered to 16, curriculum reforms will create a coherent approach to citizenship teaching
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November 27, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Too often, high-quality #citizenship education depends on the commitment of individual #teachers or #schools rather than a coherent national approach. The #curriculum reforms mark a genuine turning point for the subject, says @moorsee.bsky.social @acitizenshipt.bsky.social buff.ly/wX4z94f #edusky
📢 #Teachers & School Leaders: Your latest SecEd Bulletin is here!
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
📢 #Teachers & School Leaders: Your latest SecEd Bulletin is here!
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
✅ Great Do Now lesson starters
✅ Managing STPCD changes
✅ Ofsted’s #Inclusion golden thread explained
✅ Secrets to adaptive #teaching
✅ FREE 21-page oracy teaching download
…& much more!
👉 Read now: buff.ly/w21Y1iE
If it works: A flexible formula for student research projects. In key stage 5, we encourage students to adopt university-style approaches to research practice. But this is not the only way. Dr Andrew K Shenton offers an alternative: buff.ly/ChPRe8c #teachers #teaching
If it works: A flexible formula for student research projects - SecEd
Advice for secondary school teachers on approaches to student research projects in the key stage 5 classroom
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November 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
If it works: A flexible formula for student research projects. In key stage 5, we encourage students to adopt university-style approaches to research practice. But this is not the only way. Dr Andrew K Shenton offers an alternative: buff.ly/ChPRe8c #teachers #teaching
14 ideas for design technology lessons with environmental purpose: DT has the capacity to transform climate anxiety into environmental agency. Ed Charlwood offers 7 practical classroom strategies & 7 ways to engage students in the classroom: buff.ly/1mxPriN #teaching
Fourteen ideas for DT lessons with environmental purpose - SecEd
Fourteen ideas to help teachers create design technology lessons to engage students in climate action and environment
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November 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
14 ideas for design technology lessons with environmental purpose: DT has the capacity to transform climate anxiety into environmental agency. Ed Charlwood offers 7 practical classroom strategies & 7 ways to engage students in the classroom: buff.ly/1mxPriN #teaching
When we fail to share crucial information, children can suffer serious harm. Hannah Carter – @thehonesteducator.bsky.social – discusses how DSLs can navigate data protection & multi-agency collaboration: buff.ly/qmuF8OT (Get access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)
Safeguarding information-sharing: Busting the myths - SecEd
Advice for designated safeguarding leads on effective information-sharing as part of child protection in schools
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November 27, 2025 at 7:23 AM
When we fail to share crucial information, children can suffer serious harm. Hannah Carter – @thehonesteducator.bsky.social – discusses how DSLs can navigate data protection & multi-agency collaboration: buff.ly/qmuF8OT (Get access to this article via the SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)