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Teaching Assistants

27th June 2025

TA preparedness

A suite of blogs

Marcus Jones

Blog

Teaching Assistants

Implementation

18th June 2025

TA preparedness

Leaders should consider the systems and structures that need to be in place in school for TAs to be prepared appropriately

Marcus Jones

Blog

Teaching Assistants

SEND

12th May 2025

Effective teacher - teaching assistant communication

Prioritising teamwork and ongoing communication between the teacher and TA

Marcus Jones

Blog

Transitions

10th March 2025

Yorkshire & Humber 'Tackling Transitions' blog series.

Read all the blogs from this series below.

Jo Clague

Blog

Transitions

3rd March 2025

Vocabulary at the transition

Supporting the academic transition to secondary school through vocabulary

Marcus Jones

Blog

Mentoring

22nd January 2025

Secondary case study: Sixth Formers supporting year 7s with Maths

The pilot Fractions Foundations project looked at supporting year 7s in the early stages of their move to secondary school

Marcus Jones

Blog

Workload

21st January 2025

AI lesson planning can help save teachers' time

EEF trial finds there might be work reduction benefits in using ChatGPT to plan aspects of lessons

Marcus Jones

Blog

Attendance

25th November 2024

The Power of Belonging: how it shapes our behaviour and how you can build and support this in your school

A sense of belonging can boost behaviour, focus on studies, and improve relationships with peers and teachers

Marcus Jones

Blog

Literacy

Transitions

Vocabulary

24th September 2024

Strategic Planning for Effective Literacy Transition from KS2 to KS3

The transition from KS2 to KS3 is a pivotal stage in a student’s academic journey, particularly when it comes to literacy.

Marcus Jones

Blog

Attendance

23rd September 2024

Attendance: the importance of September

Why a strong start to the year is so important for attendance

Marcus Jones

Blog

SEL

social emotional learning

Wellbeing

11th September 2024

Children's wellbeing matters most

School matters. Learning matters. But what matters most is the emotional wellbeing of all our children.

Marcus Jones

Blog

Implementation

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

19th June 2024

Implementing a new approach to extra curricular

Engaging and uniting staff and reflecting on feedback to improve implementation

Marcus Jones

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TA preparedness

TA preparedness

Effective teacher - teaching assistant communication

Yorkshire & Humber 'Tackling Transitions' blog series.

Vocabulary at the transition

Secondary case study: Sixth Formers supporting year 7s with Maths

AI lesson planning can help save teachers' time

The Power of Belonging: how it shapes our behaviour and how you can build and support this in your school

Strategic Planning for Effective Literacy Transition from KS2 to KS3

Attendance: the importance of September

Children's wellbeing matters most

Implementing a new approach to extra curricular