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News 28/09/21Find out more about NPQs with our bitesize video explainersWhat's new? Why now? Why us? Have your questions answered. Read Full Story

ICYMI, from Durrington Research School: From theory to practice - how we make sure the theory shared in our training programmes becomes a reality in the classrooms of our participants.

"The difficulties in turning theory into practice have become apparent to us over time. Certainly in year one as a research school we struggled to see how we could ensure that those that attended took the principles that we had shared, and embedded them in their various settings. Over time though, we have become more attuned to this tension and through our own experience, but crucially some key models of planning, thinking and facilitation, have designed our training to be a more reliable lever for change."

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From theory to practice Chris Runeckles explores how we make sure the theory shared in our training programmes becomes a reality.

Coming up in the autumn, from the Suffolk and Norfolk Science Learning Partnership: outdoor CPD at Foxburrow Farm.

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Foxburrow Farm CPD.pdf

The Summer Reading Challenge is here! This year's theme is Wild World Heroes: a celebration of nature and action for the environment, in partnership with WWF UK.

"The Summer Reading Challenge takes place every year during the summer holidays and aims to support children’s reading for pleasure and prevent a dip in reading over the six-week break.

As well as supporting literacy, reading is a fantastic way to promote mental wellbeing and have fun.

You can set your own reading goals, but we recommend reading six books."

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Summer Reading Challenge Pack your bags, we’re headed for Wilderville! It’s a pretty cool place, but there are lots of things that the Wild World Heroes can do to make their town even better for the people and animals that live there.

Norfolk Museums are celebrating South Asian Heritage Month with their popular Quiz a Character events. Meet princess and suffragette Sophia Duleep Singh; or Mary Jane, lady's maid to Maharani Bamba Duleep Singh.

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Art Tickets

Great stuff from Diverse Educators: Reflections on Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Science Teaching.

Suzanne Wood writes: "“Think of a scientist… imagine that scientist in your mind, imagine what they look like, what they do at work, the clothes they wear…. Now imagine them at home with their family, think about what their family looks like.”

I often start my year 7 and 8 classes with this exercise at the very beginning of the year. I ask them to draw a picture of the scientist and their family. Around 95% of them draw an old, white man with slightly fuzzy hair wearing a lab coat, his wife and their two children. It is always clear that the prevailing idea of scientists as straight, white men is still dominant in today’s society."

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Reflections on Improving Diversity and Inclusion in Science Teaching | Diverse Educators Discourse on diversifying the school curriculum frequently suggests that this is significantly more challenging for science or maths compared with English, history or the arts.

Wellbeing: don't forget that the Blurt Foundation has a FREE resource library, including the Self Care Starter Kit; the Mental Health Jargon Buster; the Getting to know You Workbook - and more. Get it here:

Download: Our Entire Downloads Library This is a useful tool to track depression and symptoms and mood to give an overview of where we’re at and where we’ve been. The foggy head that comes with depression, can make it difficult to remember dates and how long we may, or may not, have been experiencing a symptom or a low mood....

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BRAND NEW from the EEF: an evidence review examining the best available research on the use of cognitive science in the classroom.

The review is accompanied by further discussion on the evidence for popular strategies like interleaving, retrieval practice and dual coding, and what teachers should consider when implementing cognitive science approaches in classrooms.

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New: What do we really know about cognitive science in the classroom? EEF publishes new review of the evidence | News Today the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) has published a new evidence review which examines the best available research on the use of cognitive

One of our brilliant ELEs Sam Franklin has written a "Compact Guide" to assessment for – a one-page summary with a focus on practical applications for teachers and staff on the ground. https://my.chartered.college/2021/06/the-four-pillars-of-assessment/

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The four pillars of assessment • Chartered College of Teaching What’s the idea? Effective assessments can be powerful tools for enhancing learning and raising attainment....