DfE Recruitment Research 

Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics

27th June 201927th June 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1345 Views 1 Comment Census, Class Sizes, Demographics, Department for Education, English as an Additional Language, Ethnicity, FTE, full-time, Gender, Newly Qualified Teacher, Part-Time, Pupil Numbers, pupil teacher ratio, pupils and their characteristics, Qualified Teacher Status, Recruitment, Retention, Salary, School Workforce Census, Teacher Pay, Vacancies

Reading Time: 2 minutes What does the education landscape look like across England?

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DfE Politics Research 

“I Will Visit Any School” says Nick Gibb MP

23rd June 201922nd June 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1484 Views 0 Comments All Saints, BBC, Charlie Stayt, Department for Education, Elliot Hudson, FOI, Freedom Of Information, Great Yarmouth Academy, John Cabot, King Edward, Lloyds, Minister for School Standards, Ofsted, Patchway, Pimlico Academy, School Visits, St. Stephens, Television, Woodkirk

Reading Time: 3 minutes Which schools has Nick Gibb MP visited in his role as Minister for School Standards?

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DfE Governance Ofsted 

Ofsted’s Complaints Process Explained …

29th May 201929th May 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1120 Views 0 Comments Annual Teacher Survey, Artificial Intelligence, Attrition, Browne Jacobsen, Durand Academy, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, High Court, ICASO, Inadequate, Independent Complaints Adjudication Service for Ofsted, Independent Panel, machine learning, National Audit Office, Ofsted, OfSTED complaints, Ombudsman, Outstanding, Parent, Parent View, Regional Director, Sample Size, Solicitors, Special Measures

Reading Time: 5 minutes How can English state schools contest an Ofsted judgement?

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DfE Parenting Students 

Eight Years Later

21st May 201921st May 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1431 Views 2 Comments 10 Million, Admissions, Bliss Charity, Fathers Day, Freddie McGill, Great Ormond Street Hospital, hospital, Kangaroo Care, Nick Gibb, Premature, Progress, redundancy, SEN, Summer Born, Tommy's Baby

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can one use a traumatic moment and turn it into something positive?

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Assessment DfE Workload 

5 Ideas for Making Data Collection Work

22nd April 201923rd April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 820 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Behaviour, Curriculum, Data, Data Analysis, Department for Education, incidents, MIS, Professional development, Professor Becky Allen, Reporting, Shanghai, SIMS, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What is your school doing to reduce the data burden?

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Assessment DfE Exams 

Do We Test Children Too Much?

17th April 201917th April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1093 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Baseline, Curriculum, Department for Education, England, Exams, EYFS, Finland, Gaming, Hong Kong, Jeremy Corbyn, Literacy, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, Nick Gibb, off rolling, Phonics, Phonics Check, Primary, SAT, SATs, Singapore, Stress, Testing, Tim Oates

Reading Time: 4 minutes Do our schools in England test children too much, particularly at primary level?

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Assessment DfE Exams 

Baseline Testing: Education Requires Brave Politicians

20th March 201920th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1459 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Baseline, Department for Education, Economy, Exams, Mastery Transcript, Mental Health, OECD, Pisa, Politicians, Rankings, Reception, Scott Looney, Testing, The Assessment For Children Charter, The End of Average, Todd L Rose, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Should 4-year-old children sit school exams?

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DfE Leadership Research 

Research Questions About Education

17th March 201917th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1534 Views 0 Comments Areas of Research Interest, Coaching, Department for Education, diversity, EBacc, England, Holiday hunger, Mental Health, Nutrition, Pathways, Poverty, unicef, USA

Reading Time: 3 minutes What questions are the Department for Education currently researching about education in our schools?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

Your School Is Stuck!

3rd March 201926th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1215 Views 2 Comments Department for Education, Disadvantage, disadvantaged pupils, disadvantaged schools, East Midlands, Education Datalab, FFT, Humberside, Ofsted, Ofsted gradings, Requires Improvement, School Inspections, social mobility, Stuck, Stuck Schools

Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine working in a crap school?

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DfE Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

The Tail Wagging The Dog

10th February 201910th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1926 Views 3 Comments accountability, Book looks, Chicken and Rice, Department for Education, Dog, Graded Lessons, haircuts, Intervention, leadership, Marking, Mobile Phones, Ofsted, Outstanding, Parenting, Parents, parents' evenings, Pizzas, Postcode, Poverty, Requires Improvement, School Inspection, Wellbeing, Work Scrutiny, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What silly reasons drive good people out of the teaching profession?

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DfE Publication Research 

Evidence-Informed Teaching

3rd February 201930th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1174 Views 0 Comments Department for Education, evidence, Evidence Informed Teaching, Policy, Research, research-engaged, research-rich, Robust, school leaders

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do teachers support and undertake evidence-informed practice to help improve their teaching?

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Curriculum DfE Ofsted 

5 Things Which Confuse Me

2nd February 20193rd February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1941 Views 4 Comments #EIF2019, consultants, Curriculum, Department for Education, Developing Great Teachers, EBacc, GCSE Options, Great Teaching, Heather Leatt, league tables, Lorna Cork, Mary Myatt, Narrow Curriculum, Ofsted, Pam Fearnley, Paul Dix, Paul Gavey, Professor Frank Coffield, Teacher Development Trust, Value For Money

Reading Time: 5 minutes What key points confuse you about Ofsted’s proposed framework?

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Curriculum DfE Ofsted 

Curriculum Misgivings For Young People

28th January 201911th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1677 Views 1 Comment Consultation, Curriculum, Davka, Department for Education, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, GCSE, high-stakes accountability, Jewish, league tables, Nicky Morgan, Ofsted

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do we anticipate all pupils to meet an English Baccalaureate curriculum?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

What Does Ofsted’s New Framework Say?

20th January 201920th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 8115 Views 3 Comments Amanda Spielman, Bonuses, Consultation, Curriculum, Education Inspection Framework, Freedom Of Information, gender gap, league tables, Ofsted, Parent View, Performance Management, Professor Daniel Muijs, Quality of Education, School Inspection, Sean Harford, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What does Ofsted’s draft consultation say in the proposed inspection framework?

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Behaviour DfE Leadership 

When Teachers Behave Badly

13th January 201913th January 2019 John Dabell 3088 Views 0 Comments Barrett, Behaviour, British Values, Bullying, code of conduct, David E, ethics, integrity, IPSOS, Ipsos MORI, Misconduct, professional standards, Professionalism, public interest, Safeguarding, Sir Robert Francis QC, Teachers' Standards, Trust, Twitter, violations, Whistleblowing

Reading Time: 5 minutes What should reasonably be expected of a teacher?

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DfE Politics Research 

Visits to English Schools by Nick Gibb MP

6th January 20196th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1983 Views 2 Comments Academy, Department for Education, FOI, Freedom Of Information, London, Minister for School Standards, Nick Gibb, Outstanding, Requires Improvement, School Visits

Reading Time: 3 minutes Which schools has Nick GIbb MP visited in his role as Minister for School Standards?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

6 Teaching Ideas To Bin in 2019

1st January 20192nd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 9294 Views 13 Comments 2019, American Scientific Association, Appraisal, ASA, Book looks, Curriculum, evidence, Feedback, Graded Lessons, Marking, Measures of Effective Teaching, Ofsted, OfSTED complaints, Ombudsman, Performance Management, Performance-related pay, Professor Rob Coe, Purple Pen, School Inspection, teaching ideas to bin, Threshold, Work Scrutiny

Reading Time: 5 minutes What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2019?

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