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13th May 2025

Turning the page: Nurturing a love of reading in small schools

There is an ever growing body of evidence which illustrates the importance of reading for pleasure for educational purposes

North Yorkshire Coast Research School

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6th March 2025

Making the transition from Reception to Year 1: Continuing Continuous Provision

Katherine Milner, Mathematics Evidence Lead and Yorkshire Ridings Maths Hub specialist looks at continuous provision

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30th January 2025

The wrong half

Kelly Duke, Secondary Maths Evidence Specialist and Malton School Maths teacher, examines how to progress when fractions fail.

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22nd November 2024

Building belonging in small schools

As a small school Head Teacher, Mari Palmer talks about the sense of 'belonging' in her school

North Yorkshire Coast Research School

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26th September 2024

Small Schools and their Community

As a small School Head Teacher, our Research School Director looks at Adopting Behaviours that drive Effective Implementation

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19th June 2024

Implementation - an introduction to the new guidance for small schools

Mari Palmer - a head teacher in a small rural school looks at the new guidance with her small school hat on

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15th May 2024

Putting evidence into work at North Yorkshire Coast Research School

A collaborative approach to implementing meaningful and sustainable change

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10th April 2024

Addressing rural disadvantages: Navigating service accessibility challenges - blog 3 of small rural school series

The much anticipated final blog from Mari Palmer in her series on small rural schools.

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11th March 2024

Do mixed-aged classes in small schools create ideal conditions for metacognitive regulation?

Emily Smeaton, draws on her experience teaching mixed aged classes to investigate metacognitive skills

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secondary literacy

1st February 2024

Sum, plus, total - adding up to literacy in all subjects!

Katie Mallender a Secondary School school maths teacher from Caedmon College Whitby looks at literacy across the curriculum

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23rd January 2024

Navigating Challenges in Small Rural Schools: Unveiling Socio-Economic Realities - blog 2 of small rural schools series

The second blog from Mari Palmer in her series on small rural schools this time with Rebecca Simpson from Lowick, Northumberland

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21st November 2023

Identifying deprivation in small schools - the struggle to be counted! Blog 1 of her small rural school series

Written by Mari Palmer, the Director of North Yorkshire Coast Research School and also a headteacher in a small rural school

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Turning the page: Nurturing a love of reading in small schools

Making the transition from Reception to Year 1: Continuing Continuous Provision

The wrong half

Building belonging in small schools

Small Schools and their Community

Implementation - an introduction to the new guidance for small schools

Putting evidence into work at North Yorkshire Coast Research School

Addressing rural disadvantages: Navigating service accessibility challenges - blog 3 of small rural school series

Do mixed-aged classes in small schools create ideal conditions for metacognitive regulation?

Sum, plus, total - adding up to literacy in all subjects!

Navigating Challenges in Small Rural Schools: Unveiling Socio-Economic Realities - blog 2 of small rural schools series

Identifying deprivation in small schools - the struggle to be counted! Blog 1 of her small rural school series