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A Christmas Message from our Owner

A Christmas Message from our Owner

  As we approach the end of the year, we wish you a heartfelt Merry Christmas from myself and the team here at Focus Education.  This year showed us that...

A Christmas Message from our Owner

  As we approach the end of the year, we wish you a heartfelt Merry Christmas from myself and the team here at Focus Education.  This year showed us that...

A Curriculum for Speaking and Listening

A Curriculum for Speaking and Listening

by Clive Davies Why do we need a curriculum for speaking and listening? Most schools believe that they do focus on Speaking and Listening, and many have identified pupils’ oracy...

A Curriculum for Speaking and Listening

by Clive Davies Why do we need a curriculum for speaking and listening? Most schools believe that they do focus on Speaking and Listening, and many have identified pupils’ oracy...

Where’d all the good people go? – A spotlight on PSHE

Where’d all the good people go? – A spotlight o...

by Alex Neophitou As a primary school teacher for over 15 years, I’ve basically spent my life in schools (aside from my four years of university) either as a child...

Where’d all the good people go? – A spotlight o...

by Alex Neophitou As a primary school teacher for over 15 years, I’ve basically spent my life in schools (aside from my four years of university) either as a child...

Top Tips for Governors and Trustees

Top Tips for Governors and Trustees

 by Tim Nelson With changes from Ofsted, amendments to schoolteachers’ pay and conditions, headteacher appraisal, and the publication of IDSR, I have already spent considerable time this term working with...

Top Tips for Governors and Trustees

 by Tim Nelson With changes from Ofsted, amendments to schoolteachers’ pay and conditions, headteacher appraisal, and the publication of IDSR, I have already spent considerable time this term working with...

Can subject leaders now breathe a sigh of relief?

Can subject leaders now breathe a sigh of relief?

by Tim Nelson When they announced the scrapping of deep dives in ungraded inspections, one of the key messages from Ofsted was that this would reduce the focus on subject...

Can subject leaders now breathe a sigh of relief?

by Tim Nelson When they announced the scrapping of deep dives in ungraded inspections, one of the key messages from Ofsted was that this would reduce the focus on subject...

Can Coaching Play A Role In Replacing Performance-Related Pay?

Can Coaching Play A Role In Replacing Performan...

by Alison Drayton. So, as education shifts this autumn from appraisals and performance-related pay, what could a school leader do to ensure accountability and challenge? How can a headteacher ensure...

Can Coaching Play A Role In Replacing Performan...

by Alison Drayton. So, as education shifts this autumn from appraisals and performance-related pay, what could a school leader do to ensure accountability and challenge? How can a headteacher ensure...