Department for Education

DfE Recruitment Research 

Schools, Pupils and their Characteristics

27th June 201927th June 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1346 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 1485 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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Resources Review Technology 

A Solution-Based Approach To Cyber Safety

20th May 20196th June 2019 @TeacherToolkit 810 Views Curriculum, Cyber Ready, Cyberbullying, cyberspace, Department for Education, Ecclesiastical Insurance, eSafety, eSafety Week, Key Stage 2, key stage 3, Online Safety, Pancentric Digital, Personal, Primary, Problem Solving, Product Review, PSHE, Resources, Social and Health Education, Toolkit

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can we support teachers to keep children safe online, as well as develop their critical thinking?

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Assessment Exams Research 

(SPAG) Tests: Spelling, Punctuation And Grammar

14th May 201914th May 2019 @TeacherToolkit 963 Views 2 Comments Committee for Linguistics in Education, Department for Education, Grammar, Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, Lancaster University, Memory, National Curriculum, Punctuation, SATs, Testing, vocabulary, Willem B. Hollmann, Year 2

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are teachers supported by the Department for Education to deliver primary tests?

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Ofsted Parenting Research 

What Are Parents’ Perceptions of OfSTED?

30th April 20192nd May 2019 @TeacherToolkit 831 Views 1 Comment Annual Parents Survey, Annual Survey, BAME, Black and Minority Ethnic, Childcare, childcare provider, Curriculum, Department for Education, Inspection, Office for National Statistics, Ofsted, Parent View, Parenting, Sampling, statistics, YouGov

Reading Time: 3 minutes What do parents think about our English state schools and how they are inspected?

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Assessment DfE Workload 

5 Ideas for Making Data Collection Work

22nd April 201923rd April 2019 @TeacherToolkit 821 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 1095 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 1460 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 1537 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 1930 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 1678 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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Behaviour Leadership Parenting 

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

27th January 201926th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 2310 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 1986 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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Leadership The 5 Minute Series Workload 

15 Workload Tips For Schools

6th January 201929th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3030 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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