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How can school business leaders best adapt to a rapidly changing education landscape?
January 09 2019
Val Andrew, SBL Programme Manager with Best Practice Network, shares her insights on ways school business leaders can adapt to the changing education landscape.
Give and take: early years provision and the community
January 08 2019
Helping children and their families become more involved in their local communities can enrich lives and learning, says Maureen Lee, an early years adviser to Best Practice Network
NPQ Scholarship Funding Available until 10 January
December 20 2018
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The DfE have announced that some NPQ scholarship funding remains and will be accessible until 10 January, 2019.
The amazing power of parental partnerships
December 04 2018
Sian Marsh, Best Practice Network’s Programme Director, Early Years, on how partnerships with parents make an amazing difference to children’s language and communication skills.
Best Practice Network presents at China teacher training event
November 29 2018
Sian Marsh, Director for Early Years and Initial Teacher Training, will be in China as part of the UK-China bilingual teacher training conference supported by the Department for International Trade.
Deadline announced for NPQ scholarship funding
November 11 2018
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The Department for Education has announced that scholarship funding is guaranteed for every eligible National Professional Qualification (NPQ) candidate aiming to start in spring 2019 who successfully applies by midday on 12 December 2018.
Karen Brownhill wins Best Practice Network sponsored nasen award
October 26 2018
A Derby woman is celebrating after winning a national special educational needs awards at the annual nasen (National Association for Special Educational Needs) awards. Karen Brownhill, communication practitioner at St Giles School in Derby, beat off tough competition from across the UK to win the Teaching and Learning Support Staff category of the awards in October.
Leading emotionally healthy schools
October 10 2018
Supporting the mental health and wellbeing of primary age children has long been a burning issue for Dr Andy Hodgkinson. In this Best Practice Network blog to mark World Mental Health Day Andy reflects on the pressures children are under and ways in which school leaders can help.
Major national award for early years teacher Christina
October 10 2018
Nursery manager Christina Noton is celebrating winning a major national title for her early years teaching skills – less than a year after gaining her early years teaching qualification.
Taking the long view of school leadership
October 08 2018
Vin Osbaldeston tells Liam Donnison how vital a strong senior leadership team is to a school’s long-term success.
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