Great news! B Squared’s assessment frameworks have already been updated to fit the new curriculum. This means teachers can easily assess pupils’ progress in Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education from day one.
Author Archives: Dale Pickles
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Sep
Sep
We asked James Waller, Deputy Headteacher at Sunningdale Teaching School Alliance to tell us how he uses our Engagement Steps framework to support his pupils with complex needs.
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Jun
Jun
Parent Talks from the Virtual SEND Conference is a series of online talks, delivered like a TV series, created to provide useful information for parents of children and young people with SEND. Hear from presenters with personal experience of SEND – parents, professionals, pioneers – who share their insights and practical advice. Season 1 launches at 10am on 26 June 2020.
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Jun
Jun
The removal of P Levels has been a long journey, that has taken 7 years to complete. A lot of people think that the removal of P Levels started with the ‘Rochford Review: Final Report’ that was released in October 2016. It actually started in the summer of 2013, when the DfE announced the plans to remove levels, introduce a new curriculum and change the end of key stage tests.
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Jun
Jun
Exciting news!! We have partnered with The Seashell Trust to bring Parent Talks to parents of children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
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May
May
Angharad Welch, a speech and language therapist had some great advice for schools on Communication & Interaction and how schools can work with their Speech and Language Therapists to get the best outcomes for their students.
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Apr
Apr
Maybe your pupils have painted the front of their house as a rainbow for the NHS, maybe they are sewing PPE for the local community, maybe they have raised money like Captain Tom Moore!! Can you see what your pupils are achieving at home? Feel connected, build positive relationships and get parents on board during the lockdown period.
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Feb
Feb
In this webinar, I explore all the different ways schools can present their progress and how governors and external agencies can use this information to truly understand the impact of teaching and how the students are progressing, however that progress is measured and represented.
On Monday 27th of January 2020, the DfE released draft guidance called “The Engagement Model”.
Strangely, it didn’t appear in the Governments announcements or the DFE Email Digest, and it doesn’t appear in the list of News and Communications from the DfE.
What is the solution for schools that need a more efficient way of tracking and assessing pupil progress but also want to save time spent on building and understanding data?