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HEP Talks episodes

January 30, 2023The Brief: 30 January 2023
Monday 30th January, 2023 - Top stories include:
The DfE released several interesting research publications.

Schoolsweek found four downgraded ‘outstanding’ schools with provisional Progress 8 scores among the highest 100 in the country.

Fewer schools are meeting the government’s proposed “parent pledge” than before the policy was announced.

the NAHT and National Education Union have told their members that school staff should not be put under pressure to work on strike days or to cross picket lines.
This week’s deep dive:
Leadership 55 - Breaking the Ofsted Barrier
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=3e3f1e72c9&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=38505086e4&e=74c9343839
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=3f60b89fdf&e=74c9343839
Link to Leadership 55: https://hepbookinghub.co.uk/product/school-leadership-leadership-55-series-22-23/
11 min
January 23, 2023The Brief: 23 January 2023
Monday 23rd January, 2023 - Top stories include:
Schools are being asked to prioritise attendance for certain groups of pupils and “consider” remote education during strikes.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has raised the prospect of paying teachers in shortage subjects more.

A survey found that one in ten pupils in England have felt unsafe at school.

78 percent of schools previously judged as ‘requires improvement’ have improved to ‘good’ last term.
This week’s deep dive:
James Page and Estelle Morris at the upcoming AEPA Conference
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=4d659326ab&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=23743f231d&e=74c9343839
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=f7c4992ea8&e=74c9343839
Link to Conference: AEPA Annual Conference: Leading Education Locally
13 min
January 16, 2023The Brief: 16 January 2023
Monday 16th January, 2023 - Top stories include:
Ofsted has admitted that its complaints policy “is not working” and will be reviewed.

Teachers’ Union NASUWT failed to meet the threshold for strike action.

Absence rates hit 14.3 percent across all schools at the end of last term, mainly due to illness.

The DfE has updated the non-statutory ‘Teaching online safety in schools’ guidance.
This week’s deep dive:
London Councils’ report on managing school places
And…
Looking forward to 2023 with the HEP Team
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=64b084e296&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=c80629e2a8&e=74c9343839
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=618ef84cc6&e=74c9343839
Link to London Councils’ report: https://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/our-key-themes/children-and-young-people/education-and-school-places/managing-surplus-school-places
10 min
January 09, 2023 An unorthodox journey to headship and Gen Z in the workplace with Alex Atherton
In this episode, Luke speaks with Alex Atherton, former headteacher and current HEP Improvement Partner and leadership coach. In the first part of the interview, Luke speaks to Alex about the way he landed his headship at quite a young age, and to see if he thought that journey was replicable nowadays. They also cover key themes of privilege and how education has changed (especially in terms of technology, data, and the focus of schools).
One key topic that continually came up is how skills developed by education professionals in their field are very translatable to other fields, despite that not usually being the perception. Heads and teachers deal with multiple management, behaviour, psychological, and administrative issues every day. When they look for jobs outside of school, they fail to realise how much their experience is worth.
In the second part of the interview, we find out more about what Alex is doing now, specifically about leadership coaching and his work concerning Gen Z. They again discuss translatable educational skills, change over time and how to deal with an increasingly multi-generational workforce.
If you're interested in finding out more about Alex's leadership coaching, follow this link: https://www.alexatherton.com/
To read the accompanying blog post head to the HEP Insights page: https://haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk/hep-insights/
51 min
December 22, 2022 Murals and the curriculum: using art to understand the world around us with Sally Newton
In this episode, HEP's Luke Kemper talked to artist Sally Newton at South Harringay School, where she has painted two large staircase murals. They spoke about how she became an artist, what it’s like to paint a curriculum on the walls, and how students react to art, among other things. If you’d like to see more of Sally’s work, you can check out her website at www.sallynewton-mural-artist.com.
This podcast has an accompanying blog post where you can find some images of the murals that Sally and Luke spoke about. If you like what you see, get in touch! Maybe she can paint a mural at your school as well!
Special thanks Ian, Kelly, and Joe at South Harringay for their time and hospitality.
42 min
December 12, 2022The Brief: 12 December 2022
Monday 12th December, 2022 - Top stories include:
The School’s Bill is dead, but many of its priorities live on.

The National Tutoring Programme has failed in its goal of tutoring 65 percent disadvantaged pupils.

500 million pounds aimed at making school buildings more energy efficient have been “repurposed” for energy bill savings.

Ofsted is nearly 2000 inspections behind schedule.
This week’s deep dive:
The Big Idea with Jade Pearce
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=a0f55e261e&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=4ed69afdfb&e=74c9343839
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=34ea6628ff&e=74c9343839
12 min
December 05, 2022The Brief: 5 December 2022
Monday 5th December, 2022 - Top stories include:
The DfE missed their targets for primary and secondary teacher trainees by a long shot.

Three organisations have launched a joint legal challenge against the government’s decision to establish Oak National Academy as a publicly funded arm’s-length body.

Capacity checkers will be sent into secondary schools to see if they have space for more pupils.

The cost of living crisis is increasingly affecting young people’s education, with a growing number of pupils arriving at school tired, cold and hungry.
This week’s deep dive:
researchED Oxford 2022
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=83cbd3073a&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=dc088641ef&e=74c9343839
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=ffc15a5f72&e=74c9343839
14 min
November 28, 2022The Brief: 28 November 2022
Monday 28th November, 2022 - Top stories include:
Hunt’s school budget increase is actually slower than increases during the 2000s.

Around 40 councils have kept funding designated for special schools for themselves.

The number of very low-attaining pupils in Year 2 reading has more than tripled

The Queen Street Group warned the government that its policies were encouraging “vulnerable” schools to join inexperienced MATs.
This week’s deep dive:
Haringey Creates Cultural Education Summit
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=de8603a9fa&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=7ac66c20b9&e=74c9343839
Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=de6c059303&e=74c9343839
14 min
November 25, 2022 What outstanding early years provision looks like with Sian McDermott at Rowland Hill
In this episode of HEP Talks, Luke Kemper, HEP Insight and Intelligence Lead, talks to Sian McDermott, Headteacher at Rowland Hill Nursery School & Children Centre, about her school and the outstanding grade it received from its latest Ofsted inspection. Topics covered include how Rowland Hill achieved a grade of 'outstanding' from Ofsted, how the school fostered an environment of joy, how the staff delivers such high-quality and inclusive SEND provision, and what sets Rowland Hill's curriculum apart, among others.
The conversation was both enlightening and fun, and hopefully offers other nursery school teachers and leaders a glimpse at what 'outstanding' early years provision looks like. Of course, there is no magic formula for perfect provision, but Rowland Hill definitely ticked all of Ofsted's boxes and more.
Link to blog post: https://haringeyeducationpartnership.co.uk/blog/2022/11/25/what-outstanding-early-years-provision-looks-like-with-sian-mcdermott-at-rowland-hill/
36 min
November 21, 2022The Brief: 21 November 2022
Monday 21st November, 2022 - Top stories include:
Jeremy Hunt, the current chancellor, delivered the Autumn Statement, announcing an extra £2.3 billion a year for schools in the next 2 years.

Academies Minister Baroness Barran has accepted the need for greater “transparency” in decision-making over academisation.

The Department for Education has set up a ‘strategic tutoring advisory group’.

The Chartered College has launched membership for teaching assistants and other support staff.
This week’s deep dive:
Leadership 55 Episode 2 with Becky Allen
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=d6091d16dc&e=74c9343839
Listening - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-evidence-based-education-podcast/id1269102364
Reading - https://evidencebased.education/multiple-choice-questions-pros-and-cons/?utm_content=227715753&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-2869283795&mc_cid=ec2ecaa309&mc_eid=74c9343839
11 min

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