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The latest thinking from our team of experts and our community of frontline educators.
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New NPQ framework for early years leaders: four reasons to be excited
Research by the Education Policy Institute has found that 40% of the attainment gap is already evident by the age of five, making early years settings crucial for excellent, high-quality, early years education and care. In this blog, early years expert Rebecca Curtis reflects on early years leadership professional development provision and explores the new NPQEYL framework, from specificity to settings to the 'golden thread'.
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Leading literacy in schools: aims, challenges, and solutions
Sarah Bagshaw-McCormick unpicks what we know about leading literacy in schools, the challenges currently faced by literacy leaders in the sector, and possible professional development solutions.
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Six opportunities to develop your teaching and leading with the specialist NPQs
We take a look at how three new specialist NPQs can help develop teaching and leading in your school.
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Using prior knowledge to tackle memory retention and reduce cognitive load
Sabrina Castro unpacks how insights from her professional development have helped to maximise pupil learning, such as using prior knowledge to reduce cognitive load.
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Helping teachers to explain more clearly: 3 remote learning tips
Claire Couves breaks down her three key, high leverage principles for remote learning to help teachers explain more clearly.
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