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August 03, 2023 Voices of London: stories of migration with Wendy Baverstock
Wendy Baverstock, primary school teacher at Eldon Primary, curriculum resource creator, and amateur historian, has created a series of resources designed for year 6 pupils about 20th century London migration.
The resources are a fantastic look into the lives of migrants to London during that time, and they include personal stories from relatives and ancestors of students and teachers in present-day Enfield.
Listen to this episode of HEP Talks to hear stories about Granville James Brown, whose daughter Diana would become Deputy Headteacher at Eldon Primary School, as well as Joe, whose family moved from Ghana to live in Wood Green in London in 1985.
Those stories and more feature in Wendy's year 6 curriculum, which Wendy has generously made available for download at the link here. Feel free to read and use the curriculum, and you can even give feedback about the resources on the poll attached to this podcast (Spotify only).
30 min
July 17, 2023The Education Brief: 17 July 2023
Keeping you up to date with what is happening in education.

Top stories include:
Members of the NASUWT teaching union in England have voted in favour of industrial action

The proportion of key stage 2 pupils reaching the expected standard in all three areas of reading, writing and maths is unchanged from last year, showing no recovery to pre-Covid levels.

The government has accepted a recommendation of a 6.5% oat ruse for teachers, but will only provide extra funding for 3%.

Fewer than one in five governors believe their school or trust will be financially sustainable in the medium to long term, and almost one in ten will have to set deficit budgets or seek government loans to balance income and spending.
This week’s deep dive:
The academic year in review
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
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Music by Slo Pony
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16 min
July 10, 2023The Education Brief: 10 July 2023
The Education Brief: Monday 10th July 2023 - Top stories include:
Councils are approving higher numbers of deficits for primary schools across the country.

The DfE released guidance aimed at increasing transparency around the growth of academy trusts.

A SEND charity is asking more than 30 councils to guarantee they will not breach their legal duties over education provision for SEND pupils.

Sir Keir Starmer set out the Labour party’s mission for education in a speech last week.
This week’s deep dive:
Mi Window International Multiplier Conference
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
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Labour report on policies for schools
Mi Window International Multiplier Conference

Music by Slo Pony
10 min
July 06, 2023 What does it mean to make schools and classrooms ‘inclusive’ with Margaret Mulholland: The SEND and AP Improvement Plan, Part 3
The SEND Review Improvement Plan was published on 2 March,
2023. The Improvement Plan is a follow up on the SEND and AP Green Paper released earlier last year. This podcast is part 3 of our series about SEND and ‘inclusive education’, and in it, Margaret Mulholland and Luke Kemper conduct a close examination of the Improvement Plan including both its strengths and weaknesses.
How well does the Improvement Plan meet the needs and challenges of the SEND and AP system? As Margaret put it, “The strategies articulated in the Improvement Plan don’t appear sufficient to deliver on the theory of change that was articulated in the Green Paper, even though that theory of change was the right one.”
Listen to hear Margaret’s expert insights on the Improvement Plan in full.
40 min
July 03, 2023The Education Brief: 3 July 2023
The Education Brief: Monday 3rd July 2023 - Top stories include:
Police are investigating a cyber-attack aimed at exam boards.

NAHT is “confident” that it will get past the threshold required for strike action.

700,000 pupils in England attend schools requiring major repairs.

An FFT analysis highlighted the difference in the proportion of Year 7 students with EHCPs being admitted to mainstream secondary schools.
This week’s deep dive:
The 2023 HEP Headteachers’ Conference
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
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Music by Slo Pony
11 min
June 26, 2023The Education Brief: 26 June 2023
The Education Brief: Monday 26th June 2023 - Top stories include:
What is being disrupted by the NEU strikes in July.

A new national action plan for education being developed by the DfE could mean more direct questions for schools.

The National Foundation for Education Research says school leaders have “significant concerns” about sourcing suitable tutors as part of the National Tutoring Programme.

The increase in number of pupils with SEN.
This week’s deep dive:
Celebrating Windrush 75 - we visit Collage Arts, Haringey Learning Partnership and Stroud Green Primary School to see how they’re celebrating the historic anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush landing in Tilbury Docks.
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading.
14 min
June 19, 2023The Brief: 19 June 2023
The Education Brief: Monday 19th June 2023 - Top stories include:
Ofsted confirmed changes to their inspections last week.

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector said Ofsted’s one-word judgements should be replaced.

The government has opened a new consultation for evidence on the use of artificial intelligence.

The government opened a consultation for the introduction of a British Sign Language GCSE.
This week’s deep dive:
WALKTHRUs Summer Conference Series
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
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Music by Slo Pony
12 min
June 12, 2023The Brief: 12 June 2023
The Education Brief: Monday 12th June 2023 - Top stories include:
Gillian Keegan said that some changes being made to Ofsted inspection “will be immediate”.

The DfE has released updated ‘keeping children safe in education guidance’.

The DfE is worried marking boycotts might mean even more trouble for teacher recruitment.

Record numbers of state school teachers are leaving the profession.
This week’s deep dive:
AEPA Roundtable Learnings from Haringey Education Partnership’s Approach to Anti-Racism
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
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Music by Slo Pony

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10 min
June 05, 2023The Brief: 5 June 2023
The Education Brief: Monday 5th June 2023 - Top stories include:
Five members of an independent expert advisory panel will assist the DfE’s review of relationships, sex and health education guidance.

The Standards and Testing Agency has released the 2023 scaled scores for key stage 1 SATs.

Spending policies aimed at schools in disadvantaged areas are gradually being eroded.

The government wants the dangers of vaping to be included in schools’ health education.
This week’s deep dive:
Generative AI
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
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Music by Slo Pony
9 min
May 31, 2023 Anti-racist Governance with Penny Rabiger
In this HEP Talks episode, we have the privilege of delving into a thought-provoking podcast interview with Penny Rabiger, an ex-teacher and educational consultant who has worked with the Key for School Leaders, Lyfta, and the BAMEed Network, and who is also a member of HEP’s Racial Equity Steering Group as well as a school governor. This podcast explores anti-racist school governance and provides actionable insights for combating systemic racism.
44 min

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