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- How one 'outstanding' secondary school cut its marking workload by 75%: case study Recommended - Barr Beacon School cut down teachers' marking time to less than an hour a day by banning detailed written marking and improving the way staff give feedback to pupils. Read on and download this school's marking policy and other resources to learn how you can make this happen too.
- Marking mythbuster Separate fact from fiction around marking and reduce your staff's workload. Learn the truth about what Ofsted expects to see, and understand what effective marking looks like.
- Marking and feedback policies See how other schools approach feedback, find out what Ofsted will expect when it comes to marking, and get links to further support.
- Create an effective feedback culture in your school Boost the impact of feedback, focus on pupil outcomes and reduce staff workload by using these evidence-based approaches to feedback and marking.
- Standardising writing samples: templates and resources (primary) Use our templates to assess how pupils' writing samples meet attainment targets for KS1 and KS2 English in the National Curriculum. Create standardised writing samples so you can be sure that staff have a consistent approach to marking pupils' work.
- Charging and remissions policy: model and examples Save time and stay compliant by adapting our model charging and remissions policy. Alternatively, use our downloadable checklist to structure your policy and read tips on how to write your own.
- Learning walks: guidance, templates and questions Your one-stop-shop to plan and carry out a successful learning walk, using our suggested focus areas, checklist and templates. Get to grips with how to successfully analyse your findings and plan future actions.
- Key Stage 1 and 2 assessments Find answers to FAQs on how to comply with statutory requirements for Key Stage (KS) 1 and 2 assessments. Use our checklist of key dates and deadlines, and know what to report to your local authority and parents/carers.
- Marketing to parents: how to choose your selling points Use our article to help you identify what parents are looking for in a school, so you can choose the messages that will make your school stand out. Get guidance and tips on how to use the likes of Facebook and Twitter to get your message out there.
- Making school meals more sustainable: case study Find out the simple steps an award-winning school has taken towards making its school meals more sustainable, with advice on how you can do the same.
- Teacher appraisal policy: model, checklist and examples Adapt our model appraisal policy to use in your school, or use our checklist to make sure your own policy covers everything it needs to. Also see examples of school policies covering appraisal of teachers' performance.
- Alternative provision: demonstrating pupil progress As progress 8 for pupil referral units (PRUs) and alternative provision (AP) academies isn't included in performance tables, read advice on how to demonstrate that your pupils are making good progress.
- Statutory risk assessments: checklist and guidance Stay compliant and keep your pupils, staff and visitors safe with our checklist of the risk assessments you need to have in your school. Plus, see advice on when to do a risk assessment.
- School trip health and safety: planning checklist and guidance Ahead of a school trip, use our checklist and find guidance to help you feel confident you’ve considered everything from a health, safety and safeguarding perspective.
- Integrated curriculum and financial planning (ICFP): checklist and guidance Find out more about integrated curriculum and financial planning (ICFP), which can help you improve your school's financial efficiency and maximise resources. Download and use our checklist to guide you through the process.
- How to moderate teacher assessments: secondary Find out how to effectively moderate teacher assessments. Develop robust processes to make sure your teachers are making accurate judgements of pupils' progress.
- Department/subject leadership: checklist for the new academic year Use our checklist of tasks to help get your department/subject plans in great shape for the new academic year.
- UK GDPR: seeking consent for processing personal data Use our guidance to help you decide whether you need to seek consent for processing personal data under the UK GDPR. If you do, download our template consent forms, or use our checklist to make sure your own forms meet the requirements.
- Managing contractors for premises work: health and safety guidance Familiarise yourself with health and safety guidance on using contractors for premises works, and find a checklist from the Health and Safety Executive to help you keep track.
- Self-evaluation form (SEF): checklists and template Use our checklists to help you evaluate your school against the Ofsted framework. Download our template SEF, which includes Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and post-16 provision. Plan monitoring activities, plus see examples of SEFs from a range of schools.