Research School Network: Blogs

Curriculum change – NCETM Curriculum Prioritisation Material

Research Schools Network – Small Schools Evidence Network

Launch Event

Teaching Primary Children to be Fluent Readers

By James Gamble, EA Early Years and Primary Reading

Cracking Comprehension Through Repeated Reading: Simple and Effective

By Will Smith, Deputy Director of Somerset Research School, Senior Teaching Coach and Head of KS4 English at The Blue School

Supporting all readers in secondary school

A short course developed for secondary school staff and leaders to support readers at all levels, launched by the DfE

Deployment of Teaching Assistants

The new edition of the EEF's guidance on the deployment of teaching assistants (TAs)

Disadvantage in the South West

By Dave Fordon, Pupil Premium Lead at St Bartholomew’s CofE Primary School.

Professional development in maths – why I always start with the ​‘why’

Exploring professional development for maths teachers

Somerset Research School - Catch up on all the latest news!

February Newsletter

Don’t stop believing. Metacognition in Key Stage 5.

By Max Harvey, Deputy Headteacher at The Blue School, Wells

The Great Big Small Schools INSET Day event

If you missed the event or would like a recap you can catch up by watching the recordings!

To lead is to collaborate: putting implementation into practice

By Lauren Fabian-Miller, Science and Reading Lead at a two-form primary school in central Bristol