Toilet rolls, hand sanitizer and impeccable levels of hygiene. Just a few of the things currently on the minds of headteachers across the UK. You add SATS preparation into the mix and you’d be forgiven for rocking gently in your chair.
Steph Caswell, sats, growth mindset
It’s that time of year again. Your brand-new school budget is nearly here and you’re excited about the potential projects it could fund.
This week, The Guardian has reported that some primary schools in England are holding half-term SATs preparation classes for children aged 6 and 7. Whilst many people on social media have been measured in their response, others have been venting their upset, despair or anger with a range of emojis.
Building respectful relationships is a skill for all children to learn. Not only does it help them understand important social interactions when they are young, it also ensures that they’re able to manage their relationships as they become young adults.
Most schools will have planned an INSET day for the beginning of January. INSET days come in all shapes and sizes:
In an ever-changing digital world, online safety has become an important part of PSHE education. As teachers, we want our pupils to enjoy using the internet and digital media, but we’re also aware of how important it is that children stay safe, develop positive boundaries and understand what to do if things go wrong in their digital life.
Oh PSHE, never has a subject had so many acronyms in so many years. From PSE to PSHCE and everything in between, it’s a subject that has never quite reached the lofty heights of English and Maths in its position within the primary curriculum, no matter how hard it’s tried.
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