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In-depth articles

• Can a headteacher support pupils when the teacher objects?
• Head of school: challenges and expectations
• Headteachers or principals: is there a difference?
• New to the headteacher role: priorities at the start of headship
• New to the school business manager role
• Role and responsibilities of a SENCO
• Role comparison: deputy headteacher vs assistant headteacher
• Role comparison: headteacher vs head of school
• Role of a MAT chief executive
• Role of an e-safety leader
• Role of an executive headteacher
• Role of a primary school deputy headteacher
• Role of a subject leader
• Role of the accounting officer in an academy trust
• SBMs and headteachers: case studies on working together
• SBMs and SENCOs: working together effectively
• Strategic responsibilities of school leaders
• The school business manager's role

KeyDoc checklist for checks on new staff

The checklist can be downloaded from this article

Performance management checklist

Produced with Gulshan Kayembe, one of our associate education experts

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• What is assessment, in a classroom context? (free sample session)
• Defining and identifying more able pupils (free sample session)
• Differentiation: supporting all pupils (free sample session)

Calendars and planners

• Tasks for school business managers: checklists
• Assembly and national awareness days: key dates
• Key dates for school leaders

Interviewing teachers

• Interview questions and tasks: head of year/pastoral manager (secondary)
• Interview questions: teacher (primary) updated
• Interview tasks for a classroom teacher updated

Improvement strategies

• Features of effective multi-academy trusts (MATs) updated
• Central services in multi-academy trusts (MAT)
• Terms of reference: committees in multi-academy trusts (MATs)

Policy bank

• Statutory policies and documents for schools
• Lockdown procedures: guidance and examples
• School staff dress codes updated

In the news 26 Jul 2017

• News briefing: 17-21 July 2017 21 Jul 2017 08:00 new
• Need-to-know: Performance tables statement of intent 2017 published 20 Jul 2017 09:36 new
• Need-to-know: DfE revises target for the uptake of EBacc subjects 19 Jul 2017 15:49 new
• News: Justine Greening announces additional £1.3 billion for core schools budget 18 Jul 2017 09:05 new
• News: National funding formula - latest updates 17 Jul 2017 18:00

Recently added

• Peer-to-peer review models new
• School trips: public transport new
• Requests from parents to withdraw their child from PE new
• Using teaching staff to invigilate internal exams new
• Job description: data protection officer new