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HEP Talks episodes

May 22, 2023The Brief: 22 May 2023
The Education Brief: Monday 22nd May 2023 - Top stories include:
Capita is delaying the marking of Year 6 Sats papers by a week due to “technical issues”.

Only 6 percent of schools are planning to extend lesson times to hit the 32.5-hour DfE-advised target.

The DfE is reviewing its early headship coaching offer after low uptake.

Multi-academy trusts will not yet be inspected by Ofsted.
This week’s deep dive:
Schools and Academies Show London 2023
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching
Listening
Reading

Music by Slo Pony
11 min
May 15, 2023The Brief: 15 May 2023
The Education Brief: Monday 15th May 2023 - Top stories include:
The key stage 2 Sats reading paper worried many school leaders.

Primary school pupils have still not caught up to pre-Covid levels of attainment in maths.

Mounting workload is a barrier to teachers taking part in professional development and training.

Ofsted wants GPs and pharmacies to help schools combat “overly risk-averse” parental approaches to illness.
This week’s deep dive:
Leadership 55 - Episode 5 with Alex Quigley
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching
Listening
Reading
Music by Slo Pony
13 min
May 09, 2023The Brief: 9 May 2023
The Education Brief: Tuesday 9th May 2023 - Top stories include:
NAHT union general secretary says school leaders are in a “fight for the heart and soul of education.”

Appeals against GCSE and A-level exam grades have plummeted below pre-Covid levels in the wake of the pandemic grading fiasco.

An increasing number of trainee teachers are being forced to take on part-time jobs.
This week’s deep dive:
Succession planning with John Tomsett
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/insights/us/articles/4772_Leadership-succession/DI_Succession-planning.pdf
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching
Listening
Reading
Music by Slo Pony
12 min
May 02, 2023The Brief: 2 May 2023
Tuesday 2nd May 2023 - Top stories include:
The NAHT school leaders’ union will re-ballot its members for strikes over pay, school funding, workload and wellbeing.

The Standards and Testing Agency published a ‘lessons learned’ review on Thursday last week.

The National Foundation for Educational Research’s latest teacher recruitment figures are dismal.

The government is to axe its support programme for schools and trusts with “weak” governance.
This week’s deep dive:
Leadership 55 with Bennie Kara
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching
Listening
Reading

Music by Slo Pony
11 min
April 26, 2023 Getting behind The Power of Teams with Sam Crome, Part 2
A few months ago, Sam Crome, Deputy Head at St. Peter's Catholic School, delivered a talk for HEP's Big Idea on the 'power of teams'. The talk was powerful, inviting both leaders and members of teams think deeply about what is involved in becoming and maintaining a successful team. If you haven't yet seen the recording of it, I highly recommend you take a look before listening to this episode.
In this episode of HEP Talks, I wanted to get deeper behind the concepts behind the 'power of teams' and discover what some of the most important traits of high-performing teams are, and why. I asked Sam questions about how to establish a sense of psychological safety in schools, why debriefing is important, and whether or not teams are humans' most important tool.
This is part 2 of that interview, and we hope it will be useful for everyone who leads, creates, or partakes in team activities in schools. You can find part 1 earlier in our podcast feed
Sam's Big Idea talk: https://vimeo.com/799081076
Sam's Blog: https://pocketwisdom.blog/author/samcrome1/
32 min
April 24, 2023The Brief: 24 April 2023
Monday 24th April 2023 - Top stories include:
Ofsted is making changes to acknowledge the continuing debate over the death of Ruth Perry.

ASCL announced its first ever ballot on strike action.

Schools are grappling with high levels of student absence and the threat of AI cheating on exams.

Suspensions in England jumped up by nearly 25 percent compared with pre-pandemic levels.
This week’s deep dive:
The BETT Show London 2023
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=443f8998cb&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/rerelease-hard-words-why-arent-our-kids-being-taught-to-read/id1649580473?i=1000605498263
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=f21b857e67&e=74c9343839

Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wNwhWs3iB5bXhdE3h8WnQ
13 min
April 17, 2023The Brief: 17 April 2023
Monday 17th April 2023 - Top stories include:
NASUWT will re-ballot teachers for strikes after members voted to reject the government’s pay offer.

The EEF will be evaluating the impact of Sadiq Khan’s £130 million emergency FSM scheme.

Many schools remain unsure about how to implement a key government pledge that all schools provide a 32.5-hour minimum school week.
This week’s deep dive:
WalkThrus - explained!
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://vimeo.com/813466778
Listening - https://open.spotify.com/show/6QGsJkgG8zbRyXREykIffg
Reading - https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/designing-great-hinge-questions
Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wNwhWs3iB5bXhdE3h8WnQ
13 min
April 10, 2023 Getting behind The Power of Teams with Sam Crome, Part 1
A few months ago, Sam Crome, Deputy Head at St. Peter's Catholic School, delivered a talk for HEP's Big Idea on the 'power of teams'. The talk was powerful, inviting both leaders and members of teams think deeply about what is involved in becoming and maintaining a successful team. If you haven't yet seen the recording of it, I highly recommend you take a look before listening to this episode.
In this episode of HEP Talks, I wanted to get deeper behind the concepts behind the 'power of teams' and discover what some of the most important traits of high-performing teams are, and why. I asked Sam questions about how to create a sense of belonging, how the ideas of performance have permeated our work culture, and what makes a team dysfunctional.
This is part 1 of that interview, and we hope it will be useful for everyone who leads, creates, or partakes in team activities in schools.
30 min
April 03, 2023 Everyday Ubuntu - Interview with Mungi Ngomane
Happy Easter! HEP Talks has a lot of new content coming up, but today we're going to return to an episode that deserves more attention. If you haven't heard it yet, you're in for a treat. In this episode, Evelyn Davies, a HEP leadership consultant, interviews Mungi Ngomane, author and granddaughter of Desmond Tutu, about her book and the concept of Ubuntu, the African philosophy of interconnectedness. Topics include human dignity and respect, her book Everyday Ubuntu: Living better together, the African way, and how Ubuntu can relate to education.
29 min
March 27, 2023The Brief: 27 March 2023
Monday 27th March 2023 - Top stories include:
The Department of Education has launched a consultation on the Early Career Framework and initial teacher training.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has said that the government is aiming to publish transgender guidance for schools.

Greenhouse School Websites has developed an algorithm that they claim can accurately predict Ofsted visits.

The National Foundation for Educational Research released its annual labour market report, which contains worrying stats about the teacher ‘recruitment crisis’.

The suicide of a headteacher has triggered a massive outpouring of discontent and frustration targeted at Ofsted.
We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading!
Watching - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=8ab59f8b7b&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=3ac3a96128&e=74c9343839
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=7e8221f3cf&e=74c9343839
Music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5wNwhWs3iB5bXhdE3h8WnQ
11 min

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HEP Talks is the voice of Haringey Education Partnership. Join us for weekly briefs about the latest relevant education news, roundtable discussions with our schools, and interviews with top voices in education.