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How did we reduce staff turnover? By reducing staff workload
Barr Beacon School in Walsall have been on a workload journey which has taken them from high staff turnover to hugely improved staff retention.
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A coordinated response to the oak processionary moth outbreak
Oak Processionary Moth can cause serious harm to Oak trees. Discover what actions were taken this year when an outbreak occurred.
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World Mental Health Day: “we reduced sick days and staff turnover through action on teacher wellbeing”
As part of World Mental Health Day Headteacher, Jenny Rigby, shares how her school are taking action to improve wellbeing and support their staff.
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Riddle me this: ‘Ooo, advanced, clearly!’
Who would put ‘Croydon’ and ‘Ada Lovelace’ together? Well, if you solved this riddle - you! If you spotted the anagram in the title and you know what’s special about 9 October, it might be time for a new career. …
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Settling into school life: A secondary school teacher's guide for thriving in your first year as a teacher
As part of our series on newly qualified teachers, Myffy Cairns, a secondary school teacher and recent NQT shares her top tips for making the most of your first year as a teacher.
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[Archived] Flu vaccination: The main things to know about the 2019 programme
This blog post has now been archived. If you would like to see the content it is available on the website of The National Archives.
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Settling into school life: A recent primary school NQT on his top tips for your first year on the job
Starting in your first few months as a new teacher, can be a simultaneously exciting and daunting experience. Jason Beerjeraz, a primary school teacher at a school in Colchester and recent NQT, provides some first hand advice for how best to thrive in your first year as a teacher.
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Boosting confidence in maths: our teaching for mastery journey
Developing a deep understanding of mathematical concepts among secondary pupils isn’t easy. Two teachers share the huge impact which the teaching for mastery programme has had on their pupils' mathematical knowledge.
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New online booking system for training facilities will make life easier for our Armed Forces
A Bidding and Allocation Management System (BAMS Online) went live across the Defence Training Estate this summer. It is a new online booking service for our Armed Forces.
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Protecting our plants and trees for future generations
Find out what we're doing to prevent the Xylella disease coming into the UK and how you can play a part in helping to stop its spread.
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Getting meta in Research Operations: researching researchers
How do you improve a service? By making sure that you understand your users' needs. In the Home Office, this type of understanding comes through conducting user research. But what if your users are researchers? Then you’re probably working …
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Why we’re taking part in the reception baseline assessment pilot
Headteacher, Neil Tarchetti, explains why his school is taking part in the pilot and how they are communicating the changes to parents.
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Your questions answered on school funding
Following the recent funding announcement, we put your questions to the Department for Education ministers.
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How the CMA investigates cartels
We provide insight into how we investigate cartels including the processes involved.
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How to build relationships as an NQT: getting to know your pupils, parents and colleagues
What's the best way to build relationships when there’s so much going on as an NQT? Headteacher, Keith Berry, shares how to go about this in your first term.
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Home Office in the media: Thursday 5 September
Today's leading stories include the launch of a national campaign to recruit 20,000 police officers, an announcement on future immigration and a High Court ruling on facial recognition. Police recruitment The launch of the campaign to recruit 20,000 additional police …
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Equipping our children for a changing world
Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson, looks at the recent funding announcement for schools and further education and how it well help better equip the current generation of children and young people for the world.
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Top tips for NQTs from teachers who’ve been there before
To help you start your NQT journey in the best possible way, teachers share their advice for new teachers.
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Resilience is the focus for the next 100 years of forestry
As the Forestry Commission celebrates its centenary, find out why the Tree Champion, Sir William Worsley, believes that creating resilient forests should be our focus for the next 100 years.
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Working with us to tackle cartels
This blog explains what happens when you report a business cartel to us and the processes we have in place to help protect those who 'blow the whistle' on them.
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Learn about the Woodland Carbon Code
Dr Vicky West, Woodland Carbon Code Manager for Scottish Forestry, explains what the Woodland Carbon Code is and why now is a great time time to sign up to it if you are thinking about creating woodland.
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What to expect from the Forestry Commission at The Game Fair 2019
Where to find us at The Game Fair this year and what we'll be talking about
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Why well-meaning ideas can have unintended consequences
Jane Devine, Senior User Researcher, explains why doing a discovery is important for both government and users
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5 steps to reduce workload and improve wellbeing
Looking to reduce workload in your school but don’t know where to start? Headteacher, Ben Levinson, explains how they tackled workload and improved staff wellbeing in 5 steps.
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Designing a secondary school curriculum that prepares pupils for the world.
Harpinder Singh, Assistant Headteacher at Washwood Academy in Birmingham, shares the story of how their school designed a knowledge rich curriculum through colloboration.
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3 top tips for designing a broad and thought provoking primary school curriculum
Seamus Gibbons, Headteacher at Langford Primary School in Fulham on his top tips for Primary school's who are looking to redesign their curriculums.
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Telegraph: The Environment Secretary on government reforms to boost recycling
A look into The Telegraph's ‘Zero Waste’ campaign.
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Celebrating the Tree Oscars
Find out who the winners of the 11th annual London Tree and Woodland Awards are.
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Putting modern foreign languages into context: the Teacher Effect
By helping his pupils to see language in context, Ryan showed them what studying a language could offer for their future. See Ryan’s story unfold.
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What is understood by 'deletion of a non-significant parameter'?
The Variation Classification guidelines list approximately 350 different types of variation change codes and classification sub-categories. These variations fall under three possible procedure types: TIA, TIB or TII and cover the active substance and finished product, devices and safety, efficacy, …
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Why you should apply for the HS2 Woodland Fund before 5 July 2019
As the next HS2 Woodland Fund application deadline approaches find out about the process of applying.
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Retaining great teachers through flexible working
Matthew Leeming, Headteacher at Kings’ School in Winchester, shares their approach to flexible working - the benefits they’ve seen for the staff and school, and the barriers they’ve faced.
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Creating passionate readers: the Teacher Effect
Claire created a love of reading in her pupils by giving them ownership of their reading spaces. By finding books to suit their interests, the pupils enjoyed reading so much they chose it as their class treat. See Claire's story unfold.
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Interested in the HS2 Woodland Fund? Why you should attend our free workshop
We're holding a free workshop on the HS2 Woodland Fund. Here we've given more information on what to expect.
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365 days of Action Oak
Sarah Jeffrey, Action Oak Project Manager, writes a guest blog looking back on the last year of the Action Oak partnership and what it has achieved so far.
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Your urban forest needs you
Jim C Smith, our National Urban Forestry Advisor, has worked in forestry for most of his life and much of that has been within urban forestry. He talks about his career and gives his view on why urban forestry is so important to all of us.
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Why is biosecurity important to the health of our trees?
Biosecurity is very important for the health of our nation's trees but there is still a lot of confusion over what it means. Here the Tree Health team have provided answers to those questions they often receive.
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Introducing our new blog
Welcome to the Forestry Commission's new blog. A place to find out more information about the work that we are doing across England, from tree planting to tree felling and much more in between.
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Why we need to support teacher mental health to support our students
Steve Rippin explains why securing first-rate teacher mental health and wellbeing at his school has led to the very best experience for pupils.
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Building confidence through dance: the Teacher Effect
Teachers can make a real difference to pupils lives, inspiring beyond the classroom. Lizzie’s faith in one of her pupil’s ability to dance gave him a new-found confidence in his life at school and home. See how Lizzie's Teacher Effect story unfolds.