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SecEd is a free secondary education best practice website for teachers, support staff & school leaders. Weekly ebulletins. Best practice articles/case studies. Regular podcasts & webinars. Best practice downloads. Posts by @pwhenshaw.bsky.social

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Didagogy explained: How teachers can recognise effective CPD - SecEd Why CPD often misses the mark for teachers and how didagogy can drive meaningful, sustained change in classroom practice

Why does #CPD often fail to change #teaching outcomes? Andrea Bean – @teacherdevtrust.bsky.social – introduces #didagogy (the discipline of #teaching teachers) & outlines the key questions #teachers can ask to ensure your CPD will be effective: buff.ly/xQQtN8M #schools #education #edusky

11.03.2026 17:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Helping teenagers use AI critically - SecEd What do young people really think about AI? Explore their concerns, practical classroom activities & tips for teaching

#AI is everywhere – but what do teenagers really think about it? @crgst.bsky.social reports on their biggest concerns, plus practical classroom strategies for #teaching AI responsibly: buff.ly/DjNzXcb #AIinEducation #Teaching #DigitalLiteracy #Edtech #schools

11.03.2026 16:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sara Sharif: What lessons must be learnt from this failure of safeguarding? - SecEd Key lessons from the Sara Sharif review and what schools must do to strengthen safeguarding

#Schools play a vital #safeguarding role in spotting abuse, but the Sara Sharif review shows what happens when systems fail. Home education risks, coercive control, information‑sharing & professional curiosity. @seainclusion.bsky.social outlines lessons we must learn www.sec-ed.co.uk/content/safe...

11.03.2026 13:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What have trade unions ever done for us? - SecEd From pay and protections to workload and safety, discover how trade unions improve working lives in schools and support

What have unions ever done for us? Quite a lot. From fair pay & safer workloads to representation when things go wrong, unions make #schools fairer & more humane. Helen Osgood – @communityunion.bsky.social – writes in SecEd: buff.ly/gwavUvo #Education #TradeUnions #TeacherWellbeing #EduSky

11.03.2026 13:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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How do we communicate the power of sleep to students and families? - SecEd How sleep boosts memory, attention and learning – and why schools must treat it as a core study habit.

Sleep may be the most powerful & most overlooked #learning tool our students have. Memory, attention & performance all depend on it. What if #schools treated #sleep as a core study habit & communicated this to students & families? Jon Tait considers how: buff.ly/At9hTPx #teaching #revision #edusky

11.03.2026 12:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Heads of year: How to use data to support student outcomes - SecEd Discover how heads of year can use data to drive improvement, support students and collaborate with teachers effectively

The use of data can transform student outcomes – but only if done well. Clare Duffy outlines four stages of data use for heads of year in secondary #schools with practical strategies to source, analyse & act on data without increasing workload: buff.ly/yGx7CKB #teaching #education #edusky

11.03.2026 12:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Teaching vocabulary: The 90-second morphology starter - SecEd Discover how teaching word roots & morphology can transform reading confidence for year 7 pupils. With practical tips

Struggling readers often stumble over long words – but morphology can help. @romanyheartford.bsky.social explores practical, low-effort strategies to boost #vocabulary & confidence for year 7 pupils. Read more in SecEd: buff.ly/uYazxVM #Literacy #SEND #TeachingTips #Schools #Edusky

11.03.2026 11:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The SecEd Podcast: Supply teachers - SecEd An episode of the SecEd Podcast focused on supply teachers and teaching in the secondary school with practical tips

SecEd Podcast: Our new episode talks everything supply #teaching with great tips from Aimee Williams (@3spirestrust.bsky.social), Helen Webb & Huw Lloyd for #schools on how to enable your supply #teachers to be effective as well as dos & don'ts for supply teachers themselves:

11.03.2026 11:04 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Five questions to ask about quality assurance in your school - SecEd Five questions that every school leader can ask to ensure quality assurance processes are fit-for-purpose

Is your school’s quality assurance helping or hindering improvement? QA should be about curiosity & clarity – not compliance. @ensermark.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social explore five essential questions every leader should ask to make QA purposeful and impactful: buff.ly/77yH9g7

11.03.2026 10:31 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Workload and wellbeing: Identifying your challenges and priorities - SecEd Ideas and exercises to help teachers reflect on their workload challenges and protect their work/life balance

#Workload in schools is high & many #teachers feel constantly under pressure & stress. Helen Webb offers expert coaching ideas & exercises to help teachers reflect on the challenges they face, take action & protect their wellbeing & work/life balance: buff.ly/4L7lboa #edusky

11.03.2026 10:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What does the law say about upskirting? - SecEd Safeguarding CPD materials for DSLs to train school staff on addressing upskirting & depantsing

Safeguarding Digest offers bitesize #safeguarding summaries & key questions to keep your school staff up-to-date. This time: Upskirting & depantsing: buff.ly/hQxFfWb (Access to this article via SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8) #schools

11.03.2026 09:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ready for exams? Executive function strategies to boost revision - SecEd Practical strategies to help exam‑year students manage workload, regulate emotions and build executive function skills.

Help your students to navigate #exams by giving them strategies that boost executive function. @pookyh.bsky.social outlines practical strategies #teachers can use to reduce overwhelm & boost meaningful revision – especially for #neurodivergent students: buff.ly/3GOAKh2 #teaching #schools #GCSEs

11.03.2026 08:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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March 11: KCSIE 2026: AI, deepfakes and updates to the 4Cs of online safety - SecEd This Safeguarding Digest masterclass will give insights into the 4Cs of digital safety for RSHE leads & DSLs in schools

At 4pm today (March 11), SecEd’s #Safeguarding Digest is hosting an Online Masterclass focused on the proposed changes to #KCSIE 2026. We will look at AI, deepfakes & the 4Cs of online safety. With expert advice from Elizabeth Rose. Details here: buff.ly/qiEdXRc #schools #education #edusky

11.03.2026 07:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The SecEd Podcast: Teaching Shakespeare Effectively: Practical tips and classroom ideas - SecEd RSC-inspired ideas and teaching techniques for engaging secondary students in the work of William Shakespeare

SecEd Podcast: Inspired by the launch of the new @the-rsc.bsky.social Shakespeare Curriculum, our new episode offers practical ideas & #teaching techniques for how #teachers can make #Shakespeare enjoyable & engaging for students in the English classroom & beyond: buff.ly/EgEDVOy #education #edusky

11.03.2026 06:55 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Protecting children from county lines exploitation - SecEd How DSLs and schools can spot early signs of county lines exploitation and safeguard vulnerable pupils

County lines exploitation is evolving & targeting younger pupils. #Schools and DSLs are on the frontline. This article explores latest data on rising child exploitation, early warning signs staff must not miss, practical steps for proactive #safeguarding:

10.03.2026 20:26 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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March 11: KCSIE 2026: AI, deepfakes and updates to the 4Cs of online safety - SecEd This Safeguarding Digest masterclass will give insights into the 4Cs of digital safety for RSHE leads & DSLs in schools

At 4pm tomorrow (March 11), SecEd’s #Safeguarding Digest is hosting an Online Masterclass focused on the proposed changes to #KCSIE 2026. We will look at AI, deepfakes & the 4Cs of online safety. With expert advice from Elizabeth Rose. Details here: buff.ly/qiEdXRc #schools #education #edusky

10.03.2026 17:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Scenario: An Interim Care Order - SecEd A training scenario focused on Interim Care Orders for safeguarding leads in schools to use with staff

Our Safeguarding Digest scenarios illustrate issues to consider when dealing with a specific #safeguarding concern. This time, an Interim Care Order & family dispute. How would you respond? buff.ly/eO5k0UY (Access via SecEd Safeguarding Digest: buff.ly/I0nq3Q8)

10.03.2026 16:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bend, don’t break: Making flexible working work in your school - SecEd How flexible working boosts recruitment, retention and wellbeing across schools and trusts.

83% of #teachers say #flexibleworking improves work/life balance; 57% are more likely to apply for roles in #schools that offer it. Flexible working is no longer optional. @louisehatswell.bsky.social – @ascl-uk.bsky.social – on how flexible working can be implemented: buff.ly/PGM1gmM #teaching

10.03.2026 13:46 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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SecEd - Safeguarding Digest information Keep your school up to date, compliant and prepared

SecEd's Safeguarding Digest platform for school #safeguarding teams offers best practice, #CPD materials including safeguarding training scenarios & key questions for staff, latest news & research, online masterclasses & more: buff.ly/HyIFuW7 #schools #education #teaching #CPD #DSLs

10.03.2026 13:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Benedict’s Law is here: Act now to support pupils with food allergies in school - SecEd DfE’s new 2026 guidance sets clear duties to help schools safeguard pupils with allergies and prevent anaphylaxis.

Statutory guidance on #allergy safety will come into force in Sept 2026. #Schools will need trained staff, spare AAIs, clear policies & Individual Healthcare Plans for pupils at risk of #anaphylaxis. Tracey Dunn – from Anaphylaxis UK – on the proposed changes & how to prepare: buff.ly/w0RMBmp

10.03.2026 13:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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White Paper: The right recipe for SEND reform? - SecEd What the SEND White Paper means for schools, funding, staffing and support – and what leaders must consider next.

The SEND system is at breaking point. The White Paper has set out big changes but will #schools get the resources to make it work? Paul Whiteman – @naht.org.uk – urges all those in schools to engage fully in the consultation: buff.ly/AfCmcGI #inclusion #education #edusky

10.03.2026 12:28 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Ready for exams? Helping neurodivergent students get started with revision - SecEd Why neurodivergent students struggle to start tasks – and practical ways schools can make the first step easier.

Why do some students freeze at the start of #revision? For #neurodivergent learners, the barrier isn’t motivation, it's getting going. @pookyh.bsky.social outlines small, practical changes in school & at home that can make a huge difference: buff.ly/lb8BIOb #exams #teaching #GCSEs #edusky

10.03.2026 11:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What can secondary #schools do to support students to find fulfilling post-16 pathways? Our webinar with Tute Education offers practical strategies for re-engaging young people at risk of becoming #NEET. March 24 at 4pm. Reserve your free spot now: buff.ly/KzqW9Kp #careers

10.03.2026 11:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The SecEd Podcast: Supply teachers - SecEd An episode of the SecEd Podcast focused on supply teachers and teaching in the secondary school with practical tips

SecEd Podcast: Our new episode talks everything supply #teaching – with practical advice for #schools on how to support & enable your supply #teachers to be effective, as well as a range of tips and dos & don'ts for supply teachers themselves: buff.ly/P5pRtb3 #education #edusky #supplyteaching

10.03.2026 11:04 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Calling all #teachers: Sign up for our free @seced.bsky.social Bulletin. Every Thursday. Latest #education best practice, pedagogy, case studies, #podcasts, #webinars, free downloads as well as news analysis & blogs for all those working in secondary #schools: buff.ly/3Ub2JYt #edusky #teaching

10.03.2026 10:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A SecEd best practice guide to teaching oracy in schools - SecEd This free guide offers ideas, advice and case studies for teaching oracy skills in the secondary school classroom

How can we develop young people’s #oracy skills & what does best practice in #schools look like? This free 21-page SecEd guide dives into all that #teaching oracy entails. Lots of ideas, examples, lesson advice & case studies. Get your free pdf: buff.ly/DD8CL5j #teachers

10.03.2026 10:01 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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March 11: KCSIE 2026: AI, deepfakes and updates to the 4Cs of online safety - SecEd This Safeguarding Digest masterclass will give insights into the 4Cs of digital safety for RSHE leads & DSLs in schools

At 4pm tomorrow (March 11), SecEd’s #Safeguarding Digest is hosting an Online Masterclass focused on the proposed changes to #KCSIE 2026. We will look at AI, deepfakes & the 4Cs of online safety. With expert advice from Elizabeth Rose. Details here: buff.ly/qiEdXRc #schools #education #edusky

10.03.2026 09:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Ofsted nominee: Who should your school appoint? - SecEd What the Ofsted nominee does, who should take the role, and how they support inspection and leadership wellbeing

What does #Ofsted’s new nominee role actually involve, does your school need one & if so who should it be? @pkainsworth.bsky.social explores what the nominee can & can't do to support school inspection & who is best placed to take on the role: buff.ly/PD84kf6 #schools #education #edusky

10.03.2026 08:01 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Early career teachers: Your 21-page guide to success - SecEd Teaching is tough, yet incredibly rewarding. If you are to survive and thrive as an early career teacher and set yourself up for a long and happy career then you must build healthy habits from day…

To thrive as an early career #teacher & set yourself up for a long career you must build healthy habits from day one. From wellbeing, workload & behaviour to #teaching tips & #safeguarding advice, this free 21-page SecEd guide is here to help buff.ly/2FeSYa3 #teachers

10.03.2026 07:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The SecEd Podcast: The perfect classroom environment - SecEd Three experts discuss the four core factors for creating the perfect classroom environment in this podcast episode

SecEd Podcast: This episode discusses how #teachers can create the perfect classroom environment for their students, offering a range of practical tips & quick wins. We focus on four key factors: the physical, the social, the emotional & the learning environment buff.ly/ZSMJrke #teaching #schools

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