Schools need to improve their G&T provision, says Ofsted

Ofsted's report on G&T provision, published today, says that many of the most able children and young people are underperforming - mainly due to poor leadership and low expectations in schools.

13 Jun 2013

Gifted & Talented Hub

Let’s accept that learning is complicated

How we learn is not straightforward, and it follows that we must expect to think hard about how to improve practice. David Leat urges schools to embrace the difficult

11 Jun 2013

Teaching, Learning & Pastoral Hub

Subscriber Content

Many teachers inform me that they deliberately inflate their KS3 levels in order to meet/beat rates. How then do you measure KS3 progress against national trends, when an unknown number are not providing accurate data?

10 Jun 2013

Subscriber Content

Is pupil progress always visible and measurable?

Teachers are required to demonstrate pupil progress but can it always be measured? Our discussion group give their thoughts

28 May 2013

Teaching, Learning & Pastoral Hub

Subscriber Content

Getting to Grips with the Pupil Premium

Getting to Grips with the Pupil Premium is an eBook resource which enables you and your staff to identify who needs support, the nature of that support, to put interventions in place and evaluate their impact.

28 May 2013

Leadership & Governance Hub

Keeping headteachers, the entire senior leadership team and governors up-to-date with the latest news, reports, articles and guidance, the Leadership & Governance Hub brings together extensive materials on education law, leadership issues and school governance.

9 May 2013

Academics tackle the attainment gap: finding out what works

Schools are being encouraged to adopt scientific methods to carry out research into the best strategies for improving the performance of disadvantaged pupils. David Gordon looks at the thinking behind a £4 million government-backed project to find out ‘what works’

22 Apr 2013