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EYITT case study - Charlotte Reynolds
May 25 2017
One year on, Charlotte Reynolds reveals that successfully completing the EYITT programme is still one her greatest achievements.
The secrets of a happy staffroom
May 25 2017
George McMillan, principal of Harris Academy Greenwich, led an inspiring webinar as part of Best Practice Network’s programme of head-led school improvement webinars. In the latest update for SecEd he talks to Liam Donnison about his perspectives on school staffing challenges and how to lead a happy and motivated school team.
Read the full article on the SecEd website.
Do you know the HLTA of the Year 2017?
May 05 2017
The HLTA National Assessment Partnership (HNAP) HLTA of the Year award is aimed at teaching assistants who have gained HLTA status and who go above and beyond to demonstrate the vital role that HLTAs play within schools.
In 2016 Best Practice Network had three regional winners in the HLTA of the Year Award: Cindy McLeish from East of England, Alison Carpentier from the South West and Lianne Tetsell from the West Midlands.
Big expansion for Outstanding Leaders Partnership
May 03 2017
School-led leadership development provider Outstanding Leaders Partnership is expanding in a move that will make it one of the largest professional development organisations of its kind in England.
OLP - led by Best Practice Network in partnership with Ashton on Mersey Teaching School - was established in the north west in 2012 and has grown to 20 teaching school alliances, trusts and individual schools, working in partnership to deliver school leader development programmes across the region.
Avoiding the tripwires of headship
April 20 2017
Paul Gray, headteacher of Poole High School, has shared his perspectives with aspiring heads as part of Best Practice Network’s programme of head-led school improvement webinars. In the latest Headteacher Update for SecEd he talks to Colin McLean about the lessons he learned in the process of leading a school from Requiring Improvement to Good in under two years.
Read the full article on the SecEd website.
EYITT case study - Zainab Mohiuddin
March 20 2017
Zainab Mohiuddin shares her story of how EYITT took her from South London to Vietnam.
Level 4 Certificate for HLTAs case study - Julie Hordern
March 13 2017
Shropshire Higher Level Teaching Assistant Julie Hordern had enjoyed a career in sales and photography before the birth of her first child influenced her to take a very different career path into the early years sector.
Julie is the first to gain a new qualification for HLTAs
March 13 2017
Julie Hordern from Shropshire is a passionate and committed member of staff at Newtown Church of England Primary School in Wem, but she also has the distinction of being the first HLTA in England to build upon her HLTA status to gain a nationally recognised level 4 qualification for HLTAs.
Best Practice Network’s fun and informative day out with local schoolchildren
March 06 2017
At Best Practice Network we pride ourselves on our ability to develop, implement and manage a wide range of corporate social responsibility activities and strategies. Not only do we strive to maintain an environmentally friendly office space and create a happy workforce but we also try to do our part for the local community.
Do graduate staff = quality provision for the under-fives? by Mannie Burn
March 01 2017
EYITT tutor Mannie Burn shares some thoughts on the recent debate about the benefits of well qualified early years staff and the impact of Early Years Teachers on children’s learning and progress.