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Tips on Engaging Hard-to-Reach Parents to Get Them More Involved
Parents walking with children holding hands. Tips on Engaging Hard-to-Reach Parents to Get Them More Involved It’s been well established that engaging...
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Reducing Workload in Your School: 10 Strategies for Leaders
By now, it’s common knowledge that many teachers struggle with their workload. The UK government’s teacher workload survey found that teachers and...
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What is summative and formative assessment?: Explained
Can’t tell your summative assessment from your formative assessment? Never fear, our answers about summative and formative assessments are here! What is...
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Using Student Assessment Data to Inform Teaching (and Making Sure Assessment is not an End Point)
We all know that the word assessment can send a shiver down the spine of any teacher. The sense of dread and impending data drops. High stakes accountability...
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EYFS Module and FREE Post C19 On-Entry Diagnostic Assessment for N, R and Y1 by Tom Foster
On Entry Assessment EYFS I have been championing EYFS at Learning Ladders for almost 5 years now and I am thrilled to be doing something that I feel will...
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EYFS Module and FREE Post C19 On-Entry Diagnostic Assessment for N, R and Y1 by Matt Koster-Marcon
New EYFS Assessment Tool You asked us, so we’re going to build it – a specific module for Early Years is coming in 2020/21! We’ve also worked with...
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EYFS 2020 On Entry Assessment Module by Melanie Evans
As the newest member of the Learning Ladders team (with a teaching background), I have jumped at the opportunity to be a part of the team working on the...
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Effective Communication with Parents in School - The Dos and Don’ts
Effective communication with parents can be a challenge in schools. Not least because everyone is very time poor in schools. The parents are often time...
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What is a VLE (Virtual Learning Environment)? - 2021 Guide
What is a VLE? A VLE (virtual learning environment) is a platform used in education to give access to educational content online. This can be via computers...