Bridging the transition: Seeing Every Student through change
Education Specialist Frances Kingston discusses the challenges in the transition from primary to secondary and how our solutions can help.
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From identification to empowerment: a graduated approach to SEND
Education Specialist Emma Dibden outlines the challenges for inclusive SEND provision in mainstream schools and suggests some solutions.
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Too many questions, too little time? How to manage maths curriculum overload
Education Specialist Andy Small explains how maths anxiety and curriculum overload can be tackled by using targeted assessments and teaching and learning tools.
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We need to talk about talking: a step-by-step approach to language development
Education Specialist Georgina Cook explains how tools like WellComm, myON, Accelerated Reader and PASS help to develop children's language and literacy skills.
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How NGRT has helped unlock personalised reading support at Maes Y Morfa Primary School
Louise Jones, Headteacher at Maes Y Morfa Community Primary School, tells how GL Assessment’s NGRT reshaped literacy and empowered staff with better support.
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A whole-school approach to wellbeing at Christ the Redeemer Primary School
Vice Principal Nicola McKeown explains how teachers use a combination of PASS and daily check-ins to ensure the wellbeing of their learners.
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Implementing WellComm for speech and language support in Birmingham primary schools
Project Leader Hanif Ur-Rehman and Project Facilitator Susanne Humpage explain why WellComm was introduced as a key tool to enhance speech and language support.
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Early identification and support for speech and language development needs with WellComm
Lorraine Murphy, Assessment Co-ordinator at Holy Trinity Primary School in Belfast, explains how the school has been successfully utilising WellComm.
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Episode 15: Lost for Words – how children struggle to participate when they can’t articulate
We discuss the growing speech and language challenges among UK primary and secondary school children with Rachael Symons of Cabot Learning Federation.
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Episode 14: Intentional SEND Leadership – a UK and international perspective
We discuss inclusion and leadership with David Bartram OBE, Director of Prescient Education, and Berna Bouwer, Corporate Head of Inclusion at GEMS Education.
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Episode 13: The value of standardised assessments – top tips on how to utilise school data
We join the dots on the value of standardised assessments with our special guest Becky St. John, a school assessment and performance data specialist.
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Episode 12: Mastering maths assessment – getting the right support to the right students
We focus on the key topic of mathematics in schools and explain the New Group Maths Test with Andy Small, our Assessment Specialist for Numeracy & Mathematics.
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Lost for Words
Discover our report which exposes a sharp decline in children's speech and language skills, driven by less conversation at home and more screen time.
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Careful Calculation: Addressing maths anxiety in the classroom
Explore our latest report on maths education, revealing key challenges like maths anxiety and gender confidence gaps in learning.
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Turning the Page
Tackling the myths and assumptions that impede reading. We surveyed primary and secondary teachers to discover the truth about their students' reading skills.
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The Transition Conversation
Why teachers think the move from primary to secondary school will be challenging this year - and how they are planning to support their new students.
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SEND Searchlights: Engagement and Wellbeing
This episode will focus on attendance and wellbeing. Engagement remains a top priority for schools, with some experiencing lower attendance...
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SEND Searchlights: Early Intervention, Quality Teaching, and Targeted Support
In this episode, we focused on how wellbeing can impact engagement and discussed some effective strategies to support improvement in...
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Big changes to CAT4 on paper – What you need to know
Discover the upcoming changes to CAT4 paper tests: improvement marking and scoring, why updates were made, and what schools need to do.
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SEND Searchlights: Supporting multiple transition periods
In this webinar we explored: The experiences of learners who navigate multiple transition periods throughout their educational journey Effective approaches...
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Teaching Times – Lost for Words: Why oracy skills are crucial for children
Georgina Cook explains the challenges facing teachers and the oracy strategies they can use to overcome them.
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The Independent – Children are increasingly starting primary school struggling to talk, teachers have warned
In a new survey by GL Assessment, nine in ten primary school teachers said that children’s speech and language issues have worsened since 2020.
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Schools Week – More children start school with poor speech and language skills, warn teachers
Teaching has become more difficult because of a rise in pupils starting school with poor speech and language skills since the start of the Covid pandemic.
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Tes – Worsening speech and language skills make teaching more difficult, study finds
According to our Lost for Words report, nearly half of primary teachers say more pupils are struggling to communicate at the expected level for their age.