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The Link Live, speech and language online conference for schools, is back!

Join hundreds of SENCos, teachers and TAs at The Link Live – SLCN: A Whole School Approach. Date: Friday 11th...
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The refreshed National Plan for Music in English schools

In 2011 the Government commissioned an independent review of musical education in England chaired by, the now Chief Executive of the Arts Council England, Darren Henley. The review identified inequalities in provision between both the regions and socio-economic groups. Key recommendations included: All schools to provide children with a broad music education. Giving all children … Continued

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The School Year September 2013

This document provides a brief summary of the proposition of the right to change the pattern of school terms and holidays to be extended to maintained schools in England from September 2015, who will have the freedom to allocate the minimum 190 days of term time as they see fit. 

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The State of Evidence in EdTech

BESA and EDUCATE Ventures have published their new collaborative research paper “The State of Evidence in EdTech 2023”.    This...
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The State of the Estate

In light of the National Audit Office report into the condition of school buildings which found 700,000 pupils attending schools...
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The State of the Estate – A Special Report by BESA

This special report, commissioned by BESA, examines the provision and condition of school building and infrastructure of over 900 UK schools. Research has shown that the condition of a building has a substantiative impact on the wellbeing, attainment, and behaviour of pupils and staff. Despite this a recent report by the National Audit Office found … Continued

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The teacher who wants children to spend more time on their phones

Arc Maths, the maths app for secondary school aged pupils, is making maths support more widely available by launching versions...
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The UK education market 2013

This factfile provides an overview of the UK education market including the structure, pupils and government spending on the sector.

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Tools Competition 2024 – Entries now open

The Tools Competition is accepting abstracts until October 25th for edtech tools and technologies addressing pressing issues for learners. Competitors worldwide from...
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Traditional resources in Primary Schools 2010

This document provides an analysis of a questionnaire issued to English maintained schools in September 2010. The report reviews resourcing with responses from key-stage co-ordinators, subject co-ordinators and deputy heads from across a wide spectrum of primary maintained schools in England.

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