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Early Years Experiences - EYITT case study - Abeita Busari
October 18 2015
Early Years practitioner Abeita Busari writes about her experience with the Early Years Initial Teacher Training course. She discusses her progress on the course, the impact she hopes to bring to the children she works with, and how she works alongside her tutors and peers to take her learning forward.
Effective school partnerships
October 17 2015
The Department for Education has recently released a report looking at the evidence available on collaboration and partnerships between schools and their effectiveness in improving schools.
As we know, the landscape for school improvement has massively changed over recent times:
Mentors gear up to support EYITT trainees at Seymour House
October 09 2015
Last week mentors from Seymour House Nurseries met for their first training session with Maureen Lee, the Regional Lead Tutor from Best Practice Network, to find out all about the mentor role in the Early Years Initial Teacher Training (EYITT) programme.
HLTA National Assessment Partnership: Celebrating 12 years of success
September 09 2015
There are now more than 50,000 HLTAs who have gained HLTA status through the process of preparation and a three hour school assessment visit since the pilot was launched in 2003.
Golden rules for a stronger SLT - plus a free guide
September 08 2015
Best Practice Network has recently published a new leadership advice article for SecEd. Our CEO Colin McLean asks secondary leaders to share their tips on how to develop a strong Senior Leadership Team.
The article covers top tips, and provides a free downloadable handbook, which contains the complete guide to achieving a strong SLT.
Government puts its faith in teaching assistants
September 04 2015
An update on progress by the DfE in reference to how standards for teaching assistants can be presented in a way that will best promote and support professional development.
Outstanding HLTA of the year awards - regional winners and runners up
September 04 2015
We are delighted to announce that our BPN regional winners of the Outstanding HLTA of the year award for 2015 are:
Josie Wilkinson - Featherstone Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands.
Jenny Boyce - The Wey Valley School, Dorset, South West.
Outstanding HLTA of the Year, Regional Winners - Josie Wilkinson and Jenny Boyce
September 04 2015
Congratulations to Josie Wilkinson of Featherstone Primary School in Birmingham, winner of the West Midlands regional award for Outstanding HLTA of the Year, and to Jenny Boyce of The Wey Valley School in Dorset, winner of the South West regional award for Outstanding HLTA of the Year.
Level 5 Leadership Qualification case study - Gary Sheridan
July 22 2015
Gary Sheridan is an experienced cover supervisor at a medium sized middle school in Worcestershire, where he has worked for almost two years. His core responsibility is Curriculum Enrichment which means he ensures the pupils are gaining a rounded experience within the school environment through extra-curricular activities such as school trips, sports clubs and other clubs such as chess and language clubs. An experienced rugby player with a contract at a professional club, Gary also runs the rugby club for boys and girls in all age groups.
TAs celebrate completion of Foundations of Outstanding Practice
July 09 2015
Sixteen teaching assistants in Bristol completed the Foundations of Outstanding Practice programme in on the 22nd June.
Celebrating their success with their HLTA mentors. Julie Britton (far right) lead the in school support.