After months of enjoyable and exotic virtual visits to destinations including the Great Barrier Reef, Hogwarts and even outer space, students stepped back in time to...
Read more Atlantic Academy Primary pupils see their history lessons come to life as they handle artefacts from the Stone, Bronze & Iron AgesStudents and teachers at a Portland school are being swabbed for Covid-19 under the Government’s latest scheme to fight the spread of the...
Read more ”We see this as another layer of protection for us”: Covid-19 tests on offer to staff, key worker children or vulnerable at AtlanticWhen it comes to closing the post-Covid learning gaps, one group is often left out of conversations. Yet, in terms of impact on...
Read more Supporting EAL students through the pandemic’s disruptions: Oriel Academy’s Ashwini Parulekar reveals the measures in placeA new year has started and as we remain optimistic about what will unfold in 2021, I passionately believe the Covid-19 disruption we...
Read more Despite the Covid-19 disruption we have the chance to create a different future – one where excellence and equity shineAs the year draws to a close, one Banbury principal decided to let her teaching staff know just how much she has appreciated...
Read more Christmas kindness: Principal of Dashwood Academy rewards staff with 10 days of festive gifts for dedication during this difficult yearMembers of Jewell’s Student Voice voted for the event to take place and a representative for each Year group, from 2 through to...
Read more Students at Jewell Academy create festive fun through first ever Christmas door competition – so which one is your favourite?An Ofsted inspection without a grade means the school will still be branded with the special measures badge which seems incredibly unfair. It...
Read more Inspecting without judgement raises the question, is Ofsted fit for purpose? The CEOs of Aspirations say schools need a new quality markWe’ve been due an Ofsted inspection since September 2019. We’ve been ready for it. We want it. We wanted them to come and see what...
Read more Gradeless Ofsted inspections strangle our future: Lesley Bishop & Melissa Heppell at Atlantic Academy tell Tes why Ofsted is outdatedStaff at a Poole primary have been rewarded with surprise Blue Peter badges for their selfless work during the country’s first coronavirus lockdown.
Read more ‘’They are the kindest people we have ever met”: Ocean Academy staff receive Blue Peter badges for lockdown after letter from students