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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · May 21

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Playtime in primary #schools can be a daunting prospect for some children. @pookyh.bsky.social offers some quick wins & practical pointers for inclusive playtimes: buff.ly/xcerLbx #teachers #inclusion #edusky

Ideas to make play-time inclusive and fun for all - Headteacher Update

Play-time schools can feel daunting for some pupils and we need to consider how to make these moments more inclusive

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · May 21

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: @jonesedu.bsky.social explores how #teachers can walk the tightrope of being politically impartial yet upholding British values when addressing harmful rhetoric. He offers 8 practical suggestions to boot: buff.ly/kwcHrYL #teaching

Populist rhetoric and British values: A tightrope walk for teachers - SecEd

This article outlines the challenge teachers face between remaining politically impartial while upholding their values

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Apr 10

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Okay, it's a podcast, but it's a good one – in partnership with our friends @speechandlanguage.bsky.social offering ideas & advice for identifying/supporting pupils with speech-language-communication needs: buff.ly/CGpbY97

Headteacher Update Podcast: Speech, language & communication needs in the primary school - Headteacher Update

This podcast episode offers advice for identifying and supporting speech language communication needs in the classroom

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Apr 10

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: From data protection to staff training to ethical considerations, expert advice from @robrobson137.bsky.social – @ascl-uk.bsky.social – on what a robust #ArtificialIntelligence school policy must contain: buff.ly/HQXBpOa

Developing effective, robust AI policies for schools and trusts - SecEd

This article describes what an effective artificial intelligence AI policy for schools and education must include

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Apr 2

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: Executive function skills are crucial to helping students thrive. @pookyh.bsky.social explores practical strategies #teachers can use with students, including #SEND children, to improve & manage these skills: buff.ly/PhAjGgL

Simple ways to boost executive function in secondary students - SecEd

This article explores practical strategies to help students, including those with SEN, to improve executive function

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Apr 2

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Jackie Keegan – @hfleducation.bsky.social – advises how schools might set a sustainable budget which still allows us to deliver great results in the classroom. Some great advice: buff.ly/JhP7s4U #edusky

School funding: How to set sustainable budgets - Headteacher Update

This article describes how schools can manage falling rolls and set sustainable financial budgets

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · Apr 2

To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all? buff.ly/dlLIsNo #teachers #edusky

The SecEd Podcast: Counting down our greatest episodes - SecEd

This podcast is for teachers and school leaders and counts down the most popular episodes of the SecEd Podcast

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Mar 27

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: Five practical steps for #teaching #oracy in primary schools from Kayleigh Valentini & Juliet McCullion – @hfleducation.bsky.social buff.ly/EznapKV #edusky

Teaching oracy: Five practical steps for primary schools - Headteacher Update

This article describes how primary school leaders can implement oracy teaching in their classrooms and curriculum

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Mar 27

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: It has to be our free 21-page guide to #oracy #teaching with great contributions from @voice21oracy.bsky.social – Oracy Cambridge – @realgeoffbarton.bsky.social – @amygaunt.bsky.social – @mattbromley.bsky.social & many more buff.ly/DD8CL5j

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Mar 19

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: The #menopause is a specific challenge facing women, with particular challenges for #teachers and those working in #schools. Sarah Wordlaw considers practical advice for supporting our colleagues: buff.ly/zffNdJl #edusky

Women of a certain age: The menopause at school - Headteacher Update

This article describes how school leaders can ensure women with the menopause are supported in school

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Mar 19

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: After #Ofsted inspection, Kesteven and Sleaford High School was judged ‘outstanding’ in all categories. Head Josephine Smith sets out the steps her team took to achieve this, this time focusing on Leadership & Management: buff.ly/4ljc7jx

Acing your Ofsted: Leadership and Management - SecEd

This article advises how a secondary school can achieve Ofsted outstanding for its Leadership and Management judgement

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · Mar 18

How can #schools – and the school #library – help less able learners engage with reading & reading for pleasure? @sla.org.uk School Librarian of the Year Heather Grainger offers ideas & top tips buff.ly/yUJmhu2 #teaching #edusky

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Jonny Uttley @jonnyuttley.bsky.social · Mar 18

Absolutely brilliant to see the launch of this hugely important report from @thedifferenceed.bsky.social @ippr.bsky.social The report provides 10 recommendations to improve our school system for all. Informed by input from a Solutions Council, the recommendations are based on real expertise.

Who is losing learning? Finding solutions to the school engagement crisis | IPPR

A crisis of lost learning is sweeping across schools in England. Children cannot learn if they are not in school and not engaged. This means attainment can

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · Mar 17

Collaboration between #schools to share expertise, resources & more feels like a no-brainer – but how might we actually go about making this effective & sustainable in practice & in the long term. John Smith – @educatinghuman1.bsky.social – advises: buff.ly/cTkbuVi #education #edusky

Building local partnerships between schools: Four guiding principles - SecEd

An article describing how we can build effective local partnerships between schools and make them sustainable long-term

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Mar 13

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: The designated #safeguarding lead is a high-pressure role that can take its toll. It is vital that DSLs are supported in school. Some great advice on how we can do this from @seainclusion.bsky.social buff.ly/gl9NgGy #edusky

Looking after your school's designated safeguarding lead - Headteacher Update

This article looks at the demands of the designated safeguarding role and how schools should support the DSL

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Mar 13

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: How can #schools & the school #library help less able learners engage with reading & reading for pleasure? @sla.org.uk School Librarian of the Year Heather Grainger offers ideas & top tips: buff.ly/grcPbBJ #teaching #edusky

Inclusive and adaptive teaching: Identifying and addressing barriers to learning - SecEd

Why can students feel excluded from our classrooms and what can teachers and schools do to close common attainment gaps?

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · Mar 11

To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all!?

The SecEd Podcast: Counting down our greatest episodes - SecEd

This podcast is for teachers and school leaders and counts down the most popular episodes of the SecEd Podcast

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · Mar 5

To celebrate the 100th edition of the @seced.bsky.social podcast, @mattbromley.bsky.social & @pwhenshaw.bsky.social reveal the top 10 most popular episodes of all time! Lots of #leadership & #teaching advice, #classroom tips & more. Have you listened to them all? buff.ly/dlLIsNo #teachers #edusky

The SecEd Podcast: Counting down our greatest episodes - SecEd

This podcast is for teachers and school leaders and counts down the most popular episodes of the SecEd Podcast

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Mar 6

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week:Small primary schools face very specific challenges, not least when it comes to budgets. Laura McPhee looks at this complex leadership challenge: buff.ly/twP4GJC #schools #leadership #education #edusky

Overcoming the challenges of leading a small primary school - Headteacher Update

The specific challenges facing small primary schools and the different leadership approaches that can prove effective

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Mar 6

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: In this series @mattbromley.bsky.social considers what inclusive & adaptive #teaching practices look like. Part 1 sets out his 3Rs of an inclusive #curriculum, 3Ds of adaptive teaching & 3As of classroom assessment: buff.ly/uqNYoS1

Inclusive and adaptive lesson planning, teaching and assessment - SecEd

Using inclusive lesson-planning, adaptive teaching and flexible assessment to foster belonging and learning in classroom

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Feb 26

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: From phonological awareness to oral language to pencil control, @jamesedpsych.bsky.social offers five keys to the early #teaching of reading that will set pupils up for future success: buff.ly/4hTfqSw #edusky

Five keys to unlocking literacy learning - Headteacher Update

Five ways that teachers can approach reading and writing to support the development of pupil literacy skills

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Feb 26

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: #Citizenship #education has its critics & many schools do not meet statutory requirements for delivery. A great piece from @jonesedu.bsky.social on the place of citizenship in 2025 with some great tips for #schools to boot: buff.ly/3XgQwUC

Nurturing civic minds: The place of citizenship education in 2025 - SecEd

The role and importance of citizenship education and teaching and ideas for how schools can deliver this subject well

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Feb 13

If you only read one @headteacherupdate.bsky.social article this week: What are the 3 elements of reading fluency & how do we #teach them in primary #schools? And crucially, how do we support children who struggle? Kathy Roe from @hfleducation.bsky.social advises: buff.ly/4gFEue6 #edusky

Teaching the three elements of reading fluency - Headteacher Update

The three elements of reading fluency are accuracy, automaticity, prosody and all must be taught in the primary school

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Pete Henshaw @pwhenshaw.bsky.social · Feb 13

If you only read one @seced.bsky.social article this week: #Teacher Ben Merritt's piece on #artificialintelligence in the classroom offers #teachers easy ideas for using #AI, including tool recommendations & tips for how to use AI to plan lessons & create resources: buff.ly/4gFyrGG #teaching #EdTech

AI in your classroom: Tips, tools and ideas for teachers - SecEd

Easy ideas for how teachers can use AI in the classroom, including AI tool tips and strategies for planning lessons

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SecEd @seced.bsky.social · Feb 11

The @ofstednews.bsky.social report card & wider inspection reform proposals are unworkable, will create unreliable & insecure judgements & will do nothing to ease the acute pressure felt by school staff. Ian Hartwright – @naht.org.uk – writes in SecEd: buff.ly/4aWZQCt #Ofsted #Edusky

Must do better: Why Ofsted’s proposals are so dangerous - SecEd

Ofsted report card school inspection proposals will result in unreliable and inconsistent judgements

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