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SecEd's Safeguarding Digest platform for school #safeguarding teams offers best practice, #CPD materials including safeguarding training scenarios & key questions for staff, latest news & research, online masterclasses & more: buff.ly/HyIFuW7 #schools #education #teaching #CPD #DSLs

Calling all #teachers: Sign up for our free @seced.bsky.social Bulletin. Every Thursday. Latest #education best practice, pedagogy, case studies, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads as well as news analysis & blogs for all those working in secondary #schools: buff.ly/3Ub2JYt #edusky #teaching

Ready for exams? Helping neurodivergent students get started with revision - SecEd Why neurodivergent students struggle to start tasks – and practical ways schools can make the first step easier.

Why do some students freeze at the start of #revision? For #neurodivergent learners, the barrier isn’t motivation, it's getting going. @pookyh.bsky.social outlines small, practical changes in school & at home that can make a huge difference: buff.ly/lb8BIOb #exams #teaching #GCSEs #edusky

How can children become victims of modern slavery? - SecEd Key safeguarding CPD questions for school staff focused on modern slavery

Safeguarding Digest offers bitesize #safeguarding summaries & key questions to keep your school staff up-to-date. This time: Modern slavery: buff.ly/wl5dV5Y (Access to this article via SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8) #schools #edusky

SecEd Bulletin is for teachers, support staff & leaders working in secondary #schools. This week:
👉 Using data effectively
👉 Flexible working tips
👉 Revision tips for #neurodivergent students
👉 Talking supply #teaching & #teachers
👉 #Safeguarding: Gambling & gaming
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Fifteen ways to support neurodiverse staff in your school - SecEd Schools champion SEND for pupils, but do we support neurodiverse staff? Practical steps to create inclusive workplaces

Are schools overlooking #neurodiverse staff? While SEND support for pupils is strong, neurodiverse #teachers & other staff can feel unsupported. Sara Alston – @seainclusion.bsky.social – outlines 15 practical strategies to build an inclusive culture for all staff: buff.ly/M5fQFH8 #schools #education

The SecEd Podcast: The perfect classroom environment - SecEd Three experts discuss the four core factors for creating the perfect classroom environment in this podcast episode

SecEd Podcast: This episode discusses how #teachers can create the perfect classroom environment for their students, offering a range of practical tips & quick wins. We focus on four key factors: the physical, the social, the emotional & the learning environment buff.ly/ZSMJrke #teaching #schools

What can secondary #schools do to support students to find fulfilling post-16 pathways? Our webinar with Tute Education offers practical strategies for re-engaging young people at risk of becoming #NEET. 4pm on March 24. Reserve your free spot now: buff.ly/KzqW9Kp #careers

NSPCC briefing reveals range of online harms faced by children - SecEd NSPCC briefing reveals online harms affecting pupils’ wellbeing, learning, and safety – what schools can do.

A new @nspcc.bsky.social insights briefing reveals the sheer range of harms children face online: Bullying, harmful content, AI manipulation, pornography, misinformation & more. #Teachers & parents are urged to build open, ongoing conversations about online safety: buff.ly/HRltKTj

Chartered College of Teaching pledges to protect Teacher Development Trust legacy - SecEd TDT transfers assets to the Chartered College, uniting efforts to strengthen teacher CPD and professional learning.

@teacherdevtrust.bsky.social will join @collegeofteaching.bsky.social this summer, uniting efforts to strengthen #teacher CPD & professional learning. It is intended that the move will widen access to the TDT's legacy of research & best practice evidence: buff.ly/0peNVCG #CPD #schools #teaching

Didagogy explained: How teachers can recognise effective CPD - SecEd Why CPD often misses the mark for teachers and how didagogy can drive meaningful, sustained change in classroom practice

Why does #CPD often fail to change #teaching outcomes? Andrea Bean – @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social – introduces #didagogy (the discipline of #teaching teachers) & outlines the key questions #teachers can ask to ensure your CPD will be effective: buff.ly/xQQtN8M #schools #education #edusky

Helping teenagers use AI critically - SecEd What do young people really think about AI? Explore their concerns, practical classroom activities & tips for teaching

#AI is everywhere – but what do teenagers really think about it? @crgst.bsky.social reports on their biggest concerns, plus practical classroom strategies for #teaching AI responsibly: buff.ly/DjNzXcb #AIinEducation #Teaching #DigitalLiteracy #Edtech #schools

Sara Sharif: What lessons must be learnt from this failure of safeguarding? - SecEd Key lessons from the Sara Sharif review and what schools must do to strengthen safeguarding

#Schools play a vital #safeguarding role in spotting abuse, but the Sara Sharif review shows what happens when systems fail. Home education risks, coercive control, information‑sharing & professional curiosity. @seainclusion.bsky.social outlines lessons we must learn www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/safe...

What have trade unions ever done for us? - SecEd From pay and protections to workload and safety, discover how trade unions improve working lives in schools and support

What have unions ever done for us? Quite a lot. From fair pay & safer workloads to representation when things go wrong, unions make #schools fairer & more humane. Helen Osgood – @communityunion.bsky.social – writes in SecEd: buff.ly/gwavUvo #Education #TradeUnions #TeacherWellbeing #EduSky

How do we communicate the power of sleep to students and families? - SecEd How sleep boosts memory, attention and learning – and why schools must treat it as a core study habit.

Sleep may be the most powerful & most overlooked #learning tool our students have. Memory, attention & performance all depend on it. What if #schools treated #sleep as a core study habit & communicated this to students & families? Jon Tait considers how: buff.ly/At9hTPx #teaching #revision #edusky

Heads of year: How to use data to support student outcomes - SecEd Discover how heads of year can use data to drive improvement, support students and collaborate with teachers effectively

The use of data can transform student outcomes – but only if done well. Clare Duffy outlines four stages of data use for heads of year in secondary #schools with practical strategies to source, analyse & act on data without increasing workload: buff.ly/yGx7CKB #teaching #education #edusky

Teaching vocabulary: The 90-second morphology starter - SecEd Discover how teaching word roots & morphology can transform reading confidence for year 7 pupils. With practical tips

Struggling readers often stumble over long words – but morphology can help. @romanyheartford.bsky.social explores practical, low-effort strategies to boost #vocabulary & confidence for year 7 pupils. Read more in SecEd: buff.ly/uYazxVM #Literacy #SEND #TeachingTips #Schools #Edusky

The SecEd Podcast: Supply teachers - SecEd An episode of the SecEd Podcast focused on supply teachers and teaching in the secondary school with practical tips

SecEd Podcast: Our new episode talks everything supply #teaching with great tips from Aimee Williams (@3spirestrust.bsky.social), Helen Webb & Huw Lloyd for #schools on how to enable your supply #teachers to be effective as well as dos & don'ts for supply teachers themselves:

Five questions to ask about quality assurance in your school - SecEd Five questions that every school leader can ask to ensure quality assurance processes are fit-for-purpose

Is your school’s quality assurance helping or hindering improvement? QA should be about curiosity & clarity – not compliance. @ensermark.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social explore five essential questions every leader should ask to make QA purposeful and impactful: buff.ly/77yH9g7

Workload and wellbeing: Identifying your challenges and priorities - SecEd Ideas and exercises to help teachers reflect on their workload challenges and protect their work/life balance

#Workload in schools is high & many #teachers feel constantly under pressure & stress. Helen Webb offers expert coaching ideas & exercises to help teachers reflect on the challenges they face, take action & protect their wellbeing & work/life balance: buff.ly/4L7lboa #edusky

What does the law say about upskirting? - SecEd Safeguarding CPD materials for DSLs to train school staff on addressing upskirting & depantsing

Safeguarding Digest offers bitesize #safeguarding summaries & key questions to keep your school staff up-to-date. This time: Upskirting & depantsing: buff.ly/hQxFfWb (Access to this article via SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8) #schools

Ready for exams? Executive function strategies to boost revision - SecEd Practical strategies to help exam‑year students manage workload, regulate emotions and build executive function skills.

Help your students to navigate #exams by giving them strategies that boost executive function. @pookyh.bsky.social outlines practical strategies #teachers can use to reduce overwhelm & boost meaningful revision – especially for #neurodivergent students: buff.ly/3GOAKh2 #teaching #schools #GCSEs

March 11: KCSIE 2026: AI, deepfakes and updates to the 4Cs of online safety - SecEd This Safeguarding Digest masterclass will give insights into the 4Cs of digital safety for RSHE leads & DSLs in schools

At 4pm today (March 11), SecEd’s #Safeguarding Digest is hosting an Online Masterclass focused on the proposed changes to #KCSIE 2026. We will look at AI, deepfakes & the 4Cs of online safety. With expert advice from Elizabeth Rose. Details here: buff.ly/qiEdXRc #schools #education #edusky

The SecEd Podcast: Teaching Shakespeare Effectively: Practical tips and classroom ideas - SecEd RSC-inspired ideas and teaching techniques for engaging secondary students in the work of William Shakespeare

SecEd Podcast: Inspired by the launch of the new @the-rsc.bsky.social Shakespeare Curriculum, our new episode offers practical ideas & #teaching techniques for how #teachers can make #Shakespeare enjoyable & engaging for students in the English classroom & beyond: buff.ly/EgEDVOy #education #edusky

Protecting children from county lines exploitation - SecEd How DSLs and schools can spot early signs of county lines exploitation and safeguard vulnerable pupils

County lines exploitation is evolving & targeting younger pupils. #Schools and DSLs are on the frontline. This article explores latest data on rising child exploitation, early warning signs staff must not miss, practical steps for proactive #safeguarding:

March 11: KCSIE 2026: AI, deepfakes and updates to the 4Cs of online safety - SecEd This Safeguarding Digest masterclass will give insights into the 4Cs of digital safety for RSHE leads & DSLs in schools

At 4pm tomorrow (March 11), SecEd’s #Safeguarding Digest is hosting an Online Masterclass focused on the proposed changes to #KCSIE 2026. We will look at AI, deepfakes & the 4Cs of online safety. With expert advice from Elizabeth Rose. Details here: buff.ly/qiEdXRc #schools #education #edusky

Scenario: An Interim Care Order - SecEd A training scenario focused on Interim Care Orders for safeguarding leads in schools to use with staff

Our Safeguarding Digest scenarios illustrate issues to consider when dealing with a specific #safeguarding concern. This time, an Interim Care Order & family dispute. How would you respond? buff.ly/eO5k0UY (Access via SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)

Bend, don’t break: Making flexible working work in your school - SecEd How flexible working boosts recruitment, retention and wellbeing across schools and trusts.

83% of #teachers say #flexibleworking improves work/life balance; 57% are more likely to apply for roles in #schools that offer it. Flexible working is no longer optional. @louisehatswell.bsky.social – @ascl-uk.bsky.social – on how flexible working can be implemented: buff.ly/PGM1gmM #teaching

SecEd - Safeguarding Digest information Keep your school up to date, compliant and prepared

SecEd's Safeguarding Digest platform for school #safeguarding teams offers best practice, #CPD materials including safeguarding training scenarios & key questions for staff, latest news & research, online masterclasses & more: buff.ly/HyIFuW7 #schools #education #teaching #CPD #DSLs

Benedict’s Law is here: Act now to support pupils with food allergies in school - SecEd DfE’s new 2026 guidance sets clear duties to help schools safeguard pupils with allergies and prevent anaphylaxis.

Statutory guidance on #allergy safety will come into force in Sept 2026. #Schools will need trained staff, spare AAIs, clear policies & Individual Healthcare Plans for pupils at risk of #anaphylaxis. Tracey Dunn – from Anaphylaxis UK – on the proposed changes & how to prepare: buff.ly/w0RMBmp