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Education Policy and Research Service December 2023

Dear Colleagues I am pleased to bring you the final batch of summaries for the term. There is something of an inspection focus this month, with the publication of the Ofsted annual report and the commentary by the outgoing Chief Inspector, Amanda Spielman. Due to the amount of important content,

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Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 13 December 2023

Dear Subscribers I am pleased to bring you the final updates before the Christmas break. We will also be publishing the summaries today – highlights include the Annual Inspection report, a report from the National Education Union putting forward an alternative vision for school inspection, and a report looking at

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Education Policy and Research Service – November’s Top 3 Downloads

To help you make the most of your Education Policy and Research Servicesubscription here are last month’s highlights, our subscribers’ topthree most popular downloads from November’s summaries. 1) EPRS 23/24 28: The influence of headteachers on their schools(Education Policy Institute) This report from the Education Policy Institute explores the impact

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Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 6 December 2023

Dear Subscribers In this penultimate week of the autumn term, I am pleased to bring you the latest round up from the world of education. The December summaries will be published next week before schools break up. I begin with the youngest education phase – a big announcement on the

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Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 29 November 2023

Dear Subscribers As November draws to a close, I am pleased to bring you the latest updates from the world of education. The December summaries are now underway and we are hoping that they will be with you well before the end of term! If, like us, you are currently

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Stopping the Start: our new plan to create a smokefree generation

Please find attached the Northumberland Tobacco Control Partnership responses to the consultation which schools are welcome to cut/paste/adapt for use.  The link to the consultation is https://consultations.dhsc.gov.uk/en/65201ed1f3410a69990d3081 – we really need as many people as possible to respond in order to ensure this vital legislation will be passed. Why should I respond to

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Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 23 November 2023

Dear Subscribers I am glad to report that the November summaries have now been published and I hope you find something of interest! Thank you to those of you who showed an interest in our stand at the UCET conference last week and to those who attended my presentation. As

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Education Policy and Research Service November 2023

Dear Colleagues What motivates preservice teachers to embark on a career in education? What difference has the national tutoring programme made to pupils’ outcomes? How effective are careers education and guidance in schools in England? What difference does a ‘highly effective’ headteacher make to pupil outcomes and staff retention? These

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Health Improvement Training Programme – 1st December 2023 to 31st March 2024

Please find details below of the Health Improvement training courses being delivered in 2023/24.  All courses are currently delivered over Microsoft Teams, unless otherwise stated.  Please also see the attached document which gives further details on all of our courses.  Please feel free to forward this email to any of your

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Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2024 Weekly Update 16 November 2023

Dear Subscribers Greetings from Leeds where I am attending the UCET (Universities Council for the Education of Teachers) conference. My colleague Jacqueline and I are running a stand, raising awareness of the EPRS. I also presented a seminar about the EPRS toolkits – if you have used them; I’d love

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How OFSTED Inspects Safeguarding

This is taken from the weekly Safeguarding briefing from Andrew Hall. If you would like to receive your own copy of the Safeguarding Briefing, simply go to: www.safeguardingbriefing.co.uk Ofsted have recently published an update to their safeguarding inspection handbook, explaining how they inspect safeguarding. In addition to the published blog post,

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Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2023 Weekly Update 8 November 2023

Dear Subscribers As November progresses, this month’s summaries are well underway. So far, I have found some interesting research reports on why teachers enter the profession, and on the impact which effective headteachers have on pupil outcomes and staff retention.  I have also summarised Ofsted’s research review of careers guidance

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Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2023 Weekly Update 1 November 2023

Dear Subscribers I hope that those of you in schools are returning from the half term break refreshed and ready for the next ‘leg’ to Christmas! While we have been enjoying a break, the world of education never does, so here are some weekly updates for you! We begin with

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Education Policy and Research Service – October’s Top 3 Downloads

To help you make the most of your Education Policy and Research Servicesubscription here are last month’s highlights, our subscribers’ topthree most popular downloads from October’s summaries. 1) EPRS 23/24 13: Levelling the playing field: the physical educationsubject report (Ofsted) This subject report from Ofsted evaluates the common strengths andweaknesses

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Education Policy and Research Service October 2023

Dear Colleagues As we move towards the half term break (yes, already!), I am pleased to bring you the October summaries. This month the summaries are dominated by a trio of new subject reports – PE, music, and geography. I enjoyed gaining pedagogical insights from other subjects and noting similarities

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Public Health Training Programme – 1st November 2023 to 31st March 2024

Please find details below of the Public Health training courses being delivered in 2023/24.  All courses are currently delivered over Microsoft Teams, unless otherwise stated.  Please also see the attached document which gives further details on all of our courses.  Please feel free to forward this email to any of your contacts who

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Video content and Keeping Children Safe In Education

Video content and Keeping Children Safe In Education – Wednesday 15th November 2023 3:45-4:45 (online) With the increase of teacher’s use of video in the classroom, the risk of learners being exposed to inappropriate content is at an all-time high. Whilst KCSIE puts particular emphasis on filtering and monitoring throughout

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Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2023 Weekly Update 18 October 2023

Dear Subscribers As half term beckons, it’s time for our weekly round up of all things education. You will recall that in my email last week, I mentioned the error in the government’s funding projections for 2024-25. Last week, Nick Gibb replied to the main teaching unions who had expressed

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Management of Respiratory Infections risk assessment

Prevention and management of outbreaks of respiratory infection (including COVID-19) in school – model risk assessment   In light of the increase in respiratory infections as a result of COVID-19 and seasonal cold and flu viruses, the above model risk assessment for schools has been updated.   This confirms the current national guidance and the arrangements which should

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Education Policy and Research Service 2023-2023 Weekly Update 11 October 2023

Dear Colleagues As our October Indian summer continues, I am pleased to bring the latest updates from the educational landscape! One of the main headlines this week has been the government’s admission that per-pupil funding will rise by less than promised following the discovery of an error in pupil number

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Northumberland Educational staff Kooth & Qwell October Newsletter

Hello, I hope you are well. I would like to inform you of a change in your local engagement lead, @Michael Brioude will be taking over the Northumberland engagement lead post and will be your point of contact moving forward. Please see below the Kooth & Qwell schools October newsletter for Northumberland.

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