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School improvement on a budget
May 10 2018
Today’s school leaders are faced with the challenge of school improvement in times of tight budgets. Liam Donnison talks to Warrington head Jon Wright about his approach to this issue.
NPQ scholarship funding to continue for the autumn 2018 intake
April 13 2018
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We were very pleased with the number of applications we received for the spring courses across the four National Professional Qualifications in school leadership. This was partly due to the scholarships for participants in Opportunity Areas and the Department for Education has confirmed that they expect to fund all eligible scholarships for autumn 2018 starters out of the £10m fund that was allocated at the end of 2017.
Early years blog: giving children the very best start in life
April 05 2018
Hi, I am Ange Syson and I joined Best Practice Network in 2013. I mainly work as a group tutor and personal tutor on the Early Years Initial Teacher Training Programme in Leeds and York, but I occasionally work in other areas such as HLTA training. I have worked in education and training for twenty years. First as a special needs teacher and then I moved into Early Years when I started a family of my own. I thought that childminding would be an easy way to keep my hand in while being able to spend time with my own children.
Update to BPN's privacy notice
April 05 2018
In preparation for the changes to data protection law under the Europe-wide General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018, Best Practice Network has updated its privacy notice.
Work with us as an Online Assessor
March 29 2018
The Outstanding Leaders Partnership (OLP) and Best Practice Network are recruiting for a team of Online Assessors for the NPQML, NPQSL and NPQH qualifications.
HLTA of the Year 2018: Time to nominate your unsung school hero
March 27 2018
Schools across the south west, west midlands and eastern England are being urged to nominate an unsung colleague for the 2018 Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) of the Year awards.
Recruitment: Chemistry, character and trust
March 12 2018
Educating Greater Manchester’s Drew Povey explains to Liam Donnison how chemistry, character and trust play a part in the recruitment and retention of teachers.
Read the full article on the SecEd website.
Maths Mastery: A journey towards a new curriculum
March 08 2018
A trip to Shanghai inspired Kirsty Haw and her team from St Mary and St Thomas CE Primary in St Helens to transform maths teaching as part of an approach to a ‘knowledge-rich’ curriculum.
Liam Donnison talks to Kirsty about the project for an article in Headteacher Update. Read the full article on their website.
Special offer on LINK Advance Video CPD
February 21 2018
Best Practice Network has teamed up with the National Learning Trust (NLT) to launch a series of video-based CPD that brings education thought leaders to you for use in staff CPD. Each one consists of 75 minutes of video training material split into five sessions, with full facilitator notes so you can easily run it as an INSET or series of twilight sessions.
Successful school partnerships
February 13 2018
Maggie Farrar, a former senior director at the National College for School Leadership, talks to Liam Donnison about the ingredients required to make a successful school partnership.
Read the full article on the SecEd website.
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