The Satchel Blog

Teachers experience it in their classrooms, and parents experience it at kitchen tables and IKEA desks across the country: kids struggling to ...

In 2013, Ofsted highlighted a connection between outstanding schools and the provision of high quality PSHE lessons. Back then it was a sign of ...

Have you ever noticed when a student takes a longer time to get an answer, but you can see them working hard to get there? Perhaps you’ve read ...

When it comes to Ofsted, it’s easy for parents to feel a little in the dark. As the inspection happens, you often don’t have any input or ...

The clock strikes 12 and you’re still sat at the kitchen table, eyes wearily bouncing from exercise book to mark scheme. Any promise of an early ...

School Improvement Plans (SIPs) and Self Evaluation Forms (SEFs) have been around for a while. When done well, they give unparalleled insights ...

Ofsted’s new framework puts more emphasis on child development, with criteria such as ‘British Values’ taking a more central role. This is ...

We always hear how important parental engagement in homework is. That providing support with homework can increase student attainment or boost ...

Ofsted introduced the new key judgement, quality of education, earlier this year and with it, they detailed new ...

Are you treading water with deep dives? Do you know your SIP from your SEF? This September’s changes have ...

Following a review of the current grading criteria, some modern foreign language (MFL) subjects will be judged ...

In September 2019 Ofsted’s new inspection framework came into effect for schools across the UK. This new ...

What is ASD? Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a broad term that ...

One of the biggest sources of anxiety for new teachers is dealing with student behaviour. How will I manage a ...

After making a written submission to the call for evidence in the SEND inquiry, I was invited in January to ...

For teachers and SLT alike, Ofsted inspections are stressful. It’s hard to keep up with ever-changing guidelines ...

This week we're excited to have Nicola Jones-Ford, our Education ...

Behaviour has a huge impact on teacher wellbeing. Over a quarter of teachers’ mental health issues are caused by student behaviour, forcing 70% ...