Department for Education

Assessment DfE Workload 

5 Ideas for Making Data Collection Work

22nd April 201923rd April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 254 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 485 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 1196 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 1037 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 820 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 1414 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 725 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 1540 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 885 Views 0 Comments 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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Behaviour Leadership Parenting 

‘Short Hair’, Suggests Some Don’t Care!

27th January 201926th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1776 Views 8 Comments Academic Research, Bad Science, Behaviour, Behaviour Policy, bias, Chinese, Department for Education, discrimination, Equality Act 2010, Ethnicity, Exclusions, Gender, haircuts, Poor Proxy, Pupil Performance, racism, Research, Short Hair, stereotypes, Uniform Policy

Reading Time: 2 minutes Is it time for schools to ‘get real’ with some of their rules?

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DfE Politics Research 

Visits to English Schools by Nick Gibb MP

6th January 20196th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1564 Views 1 Comment 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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Leadership The 5 Minute Series Workload 

15 Workload Tips For Schools

6th January 201929th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2421 Views 0 Comments 5 Minute Lesson Plan, 5MinChangePlan, 5MinSeries, Attrition, Continued Professional Development, Department for Education, Emails, James Callaghan, Marking, Ruskin College, Stratgey, The 5 Minute Workload Plan, Wellbeing, Workload, world economic forum

Reading Time: 2 minutes What will your school do this year to reduce teacher workload?

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DfE Leadership Parenting 

Fact: School Budgets Are Dwindling

15th December 201815th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 810 Views 4 Comments Barnet Council, Budgets, Camden Council, Department for Education, Finchley, Funding, Golders Green, Haringey Council, Hertfordshire, Inner London, Institute for Fiscal Studies, Mike Freer, Nick Gibb, Petition, School Funding

Reading Time: 3 minutes What impact is austerity having on your school?

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Research Review Staff Well Being 

The 69 Questions School Leaders Should Ask Staff

5th December 20185th December 2018 Holly Gardner 1762 Views Appraisal, Department for Education, Feedback, Google Form, Governors, leadership, Net Promoter Score, Occupational Hazard, OECD, Ofsted, Product Review, questionnaire, school staff surveys, staff feedback, Staff Survey, Survey, SurveyMonkey, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Could staff feedback transform wellbeing in your school?

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DfE Politics Research 

Visits to English Schools by the Secretary of State

3rd December 20183rd December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2254 Views 6 Comments Academy, Community School, Damian Hinds, Department for Education, Early Years, Free School, Freedom Of Information, good, nursery, Outstanding, Primary, State School, Voluntary Aided

Reading Time: 3 minutes Which schools has Damian Hinds visited in his role as Secretary of State for Education?

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DfE Seasonal Teaching and Learning 

Dear Santa, I Write To You For The Teaching Profession …

2nd December 20187th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1669 Views 5 Comments #OfSTEDBanners, accountability, Appraisal, Christmas, Coleman et al, Damian Hinds, Dear Santa, Department for Education, Father Christmas, grading lessons, Knowledge Rich, Mark-Plan-Teach, Ofsted, Outstanding, Performance Management, Professor Robert Coe, School Funding, Special Measures

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are your education hopes and fears for teachers in 2019?

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Curriculum Ofsted Workload 

Can One-Day School Inspections Evaluate Curriculum?

25th November 201814th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1368 Views 5 Comments Assessment, Bold Beginnings, Clare Sealy, Curriculum, Curriculum Maps, Data, Department for Education, EBacc, James Pembroke, Knowledge organisers, Knowledge Rich, Matthew Benyohai, Ofsted, Progress, Progress 8, Schemes of Work, School Inspections, Sean Harford, Tom Sherrington

Reading Time: 4 minutes Can school inspections steer focus away from data, towards a broad curriculum?

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