Tag: School Improvement
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School attendance and wellbeing: How can it be improved through communication with parents?
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There is an idea around the social contract, or unspoken agreement that parents will send pupils to school in return for safeguarding and quality education.. This has now faltered. We’re even seeing attendance fall in organisations outside of schools, like in Brownies and Scouts. There’s a growing number of parents who no longer view physical…
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Looking for a new school MIS – where do I start?
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Over 10,000 UK schools have already made the move to a cloud MIS, with hundreds more set to move away from legacy software this year. If you’re one of the many schools who is thinking about buying a new school MIS, you might also be feeling the anticipation that comes with any kind of change.…
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How an MIS can help close the gap for Pupil Premium students
Having a successful Pupil Premium strategy is key in any school, especially in a post-Covid world. With remote learning having a big impact on pupils across the country, schools are now not only trying to close the attainment gap academically, but on a wellbeing level too. There are many creative and successful Pupil Premium strategies…
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How important is benchmarking for schools?
What data can schools benchmark? Up until recently, schools have been able to compare their performance data with schools in similar circumstances, using the tables that were published annually by the Department of Education. – What are the benefits of benchmarking for schools? There are many benefits to benchmarking for schools, particularly in a post-Covid…
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Sustainability in schools – how can your school MIS help?
This year, many people will be thinking hard about how they can make their school greener. But how can a school MIS improve sustainability in schools? There will always be an argument that cloud-based technology is simply better for the environment than going server-based. But we wanted to explore more into the tips and tricks…
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The ultimate guide to managing change in schools
Schools are used to change. New students come in, classes rotate and cohorts move on. Leadership changes, each coming in with a new vision for how to run the school. Schools also need to react to changes in requirements, regulation and funding imposed by the Government, Ofsted and their Local Authority. Recently the Covid-19 pandemic…
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How to write an effective school development plan
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School staff work hard every day to improve standards and student outcomes. But it’s the responsibility of School Leaders to bring staff, parents and the wider school community together behind core values and objectives which focus their attention and efforts. As students’ circumstances have changed during the pandemic, schools have had to be flexible with…
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Why are so many schools switching to cloud-based tech right now?
We spoke to Educational Consultant David Hughes about why such a large wave of schools have started moving to cloud-based tech in recent years (approx. 1,700 have switched to a cloud-based MIS since 2017). David Hughes is the author of “Future-Proof your School” and “Re-examining Success”, as well as the popular blog “Learning Renaissance’” He…
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Could the right behaviour climate improve outcomes at your school?
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Every teacher knows that good behaviour in the classroom is fundamental to learning. This isn’t just anecdotal; we’ve had the data to back this up since 2009, when the University of Nottingham surveyed hundreds of head teachers in school improvement groups whose schools had sustained improvement over three years. One of the most highly rated…
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Questions you should be asking about your school improvement plan
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This Autumn term, we organised 54 Insight Training sessions that were attended by teachers and members of Senior Leadership Teams from schools across the country. As well as looking at how Arbor’s Insight reports can help you to benchmark your schools results and streamline your operations, the sessions also demonstrated how you can use your…