Bethany Spencer

Edtech, School Reopenings

COVID-19 has undeniably changed the way we’ve had to educate students over the past few months but what part will edtech tools have to play in the classroom when students return for the...

Back to School, Summer Holidays, School Closures

Schools in England are expected to return in full from September to kick start the new academic year. The announcement has, again, provoked a range of emotions from those affected by the...

Back to School, Student Wellbeing

Currently in England, students in Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 have been invited back to the classroom, and in secondary schools pupils who are in Year 10 and 12 (pre exam students) are...

Classroom Management, School Closures

As lockdown measures ease and some primary school students in England begin their return to school, many other schools across the UK, both primary and secondary, are beginning to imagine...

Distance Learning, School Reopenings

The government has released guidance for schools in England who are, if the scientific evidence allows and it is considered safe to do so, planning to reopen on 1st June - after the May...

Teacher Wellbeing, Distance Learning

Teachers are known to be resilient. Every day they are faced with immense challenges - both mental and physical - which they overcome in order to teach their students - and school...

Mental Health, Physical Health

For those of us who have been working from home since lockdown, we may have noticed that our physical wellbeing has taken a hit. It’s easy to take for granted how much our walk to the...

Distance Learning

As the UK has now reached the peak of the coronavirus outbreak, speculation has started around what that means for the current lockdown and social distancing measures. We’ve already seen...

Teacher Wellbeing, Student Wellbeing, Distance Learning

In schools, the wellbeing of staff and students is, and always should be, a top priority. We’ve spoken at length about how the wellness of teachers has a direct impact on students as...

Reading

With the Easter holidays in full swing and all of us spending more time indoors, now is as good a time as any to get stuck into a good book, but with so many great reads out there you...

Online Safety, Distance Learning

As we find ourselves in the midst of school closures, in a bid to minimise disruption to students’ learning schools have taken lessons online. Now, students across the UK, and the world,...

Mental Health, Distance Learning

As we find ourselves in the uncharted territory of school closures, business closures and whole companies working from home, we’re faced with new challenges.

Distance Learning

With schools closed around the country, our means of delivering content has moved to online. We are fortunate to live in a century where we have the tools to make distance learning a...

Ofsted framework, Ofsted

In September 2019 Ofsted’s new inspection framework came into effect for schools across the UK. This new framework was introduced in a bid to address areas of concern that schools have...

Bullying, Attendance, Truancy

When it comes to student attendance at school, parents and carers have a legal duty to ensure that their child receives an appropriate full-time education. It’s important for students to...

CPD, Blog, Teacher Wellbeing, Student Wellbeing

Over the years, the role of the teacher has transformed both mentally and practically. Today, teachers are expected to do so much more than just teach - their hours stretch long past the...

Blog, Mental Health, Student Wellbeing, PSHE

The changes we’ve seen within education recently regarding the DfE’s and schools’ stance on PSHE and student wellbeing are huge steps in the right direction, however, this does leave...

Blog, Teacher Wellbeing

The focus on wellbeing in schools has escalated in recent years as more evidence has surfaced regarding the teaching crisis and the impact the profession has on teachers’ health and...