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Keeping children motivated during lockdown

Parents have been faced with not only looking after their children at home but also providing education. And this includes keeping them motivated while isolating. How can we keep children focused while they continue to study and also provide them with productive activities?

Complete Comprehension for KS1

“We’re thrilled to have been asked to write for Schofield and Sims, sharing our knowledge of the teaching of Reading with a wider audience.”

National Offer Day 2020 – Primary School Places

The 16th of April is National Offer Day, meaning that parents across the UK will be finding out what primary school place their child/children have been offered for the next school year, starting September 2020.

Helping our customers to work remotely

Many of you have contacted us to discuss remote working and so we have put together some useful advice on how to maintain teaching and learning whilst working remotely.

SIMS Update

We would just like to acknowledge your hard work and commitment to keeping your schools open for key workers and can confirm that our SIMS helpdesk will remain open albeit remotely to continue helping you with any SIMS issues you may have during this unprecedented time.

Safeguarding during COVID-19

For most schools, today will mark the second week of being closed to the majority of pupils and as we know, this has presented a number of challenges for schools, especially around safeguarding.

How can teachers deliver virtual classrooms to their pupils?

There have been some questions on how teachers can deliver their classrooms online in an efficient and realistic way. This also includes the infrastructure that schools may need to put into place to facilitate that work to be carried out effectively.

Working From Home – a personal view

This week I have read so many blogs, seen posts on social media and of course have been watching on the news the impact of the Corona Virus on everybody all over the country and the world. It’s a difficult time for everyone; there isn’t a single person who hasn’t been affected in some way by this global pandemic and let’s face it, it’s worrying, upsetting and is extremely hard for all of us.

Leading School Development through Collaboration

Check out this blog written by our Head of School Development & Literacy, Jo Gray, for Nexus Education. We are so excited for the Nexus Awards 2020 on the 21st February and to hear Jo’s speech! Here are some simple steps to ensure that a collaboration is effective for Leading School Development.

How Important Are School Websites?

In our modern times, so many people are dependent on the internet for information that traditional print media has almost become a thing of the past. That means your school website is almost as important as the school itself. 
One Education’s Head of Marketing Services shares her thoughts about the importance of school websites, how they are beneficial, and what makes one stand out from the rest.