SEND and Ofsted Research Reviews: Insights for Leaders, SENDCos and Teachers
Insights from the Ofsted Research Reviews into effective SEND provision across the curriculum.
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Hello!
I'm Marc, an Assistant Headteacher and Year 6 teacher living in Leeds. Last year, I completed a MSc in Learning and Teaching from the University of Oxford and this year, I shall be starting the Senior Leaders Apprenticeship at the National College of Education.
I've created this website to blog about my ideas related to primary education and curriculum, as well as share resources, ideas and reflections that I hope make a positive difference to at least one person out there.
Enjoy!
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Marc Hayes
- Mar 4
- 6 min
Best Bets for Year 6 in Spring 2 2023
Spring 2 can be a difficult term for Year 6 teachers. Across the country, Year 6 teachers will be thinking increasingly about the SATs...
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Marc Hayes
- Feb 26
- 12 min
A Summary of Ofsted's Art Research Review for Teachers and Leaders
Notes and a summary of the Ofsted Art and Design Research Review for teachers and leaders.
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Marc Hayes
- Feb 6
- 12 min
A Summary of Ofsted’s Science Subject Report: Finding the Optimum
A summary of the Ofsted report into high quality science curriculum: finding the optimum.
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Marc Hayes
- Jan 7
- 6 min
5 Ways ChatGPT can help Primary Teachers
How primary teachers can use ChatGPT AI to save time and improve their practice.
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Marc Hayes
- Nov 5, 2022
- 1 min
Supporting Struggling Readers at Secondary - A Summary of Ofsted's Research Report
A visual summary of Ofsted's research into supporting struggling readers at secondary. Ideas will be relevant for primary too.
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Marc Hayes
- May 24, 2022
- 25 min
A Summary of Ofsted’s English Research Review for Teachers and Leaders
Ofsted have released their long-awaited research review into effective and high-quality English curricula. The report is a decent sized...
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Marc Hayes
- May 17, 2022
- 9 min
A Summary of Ofsted's Computing Research Report for Teachers and Leaders
This is my summary of the research report into effective computing curricula, released by Ofsted on Monday 16th May 2022. The report...
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Marc Hayes
- Apr 5, 2022
- 1 min
Bringing Words to Life: Robust Vocabulary Instruction
A summary of key points of Bringing Words to Life - Beck, Mckeown and Kucan. Tier 2 vocabulary teaching and learning.
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Marc Hayes
- Apr 3, 2022
- 8 min
What might be the benefits of taking a prescriptive approach to the primary curriculum?
A viewpoint on why teacher autonomy in curriculum development might not always be a good thing.
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Marc Hayes
- Mar 26, 2022
- 10 min
Cognitive Science and Curriculum Sequencing in Primary History
How can we take advantage of cognitive load theory when planning and sequencing content in primary history?
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Marc Hayes
- Mar 20, 2022
- 14 min
A Summary of Ofsted's PE Research Review for Teachers and Leaders (Physical Education)
A summary of Ofsted's research review into high quality PE curriculum.
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Marc Hayes
- Mar 12, 2022
- 8 min
How do primary children learn knowledge?
How should primary pupils learn knowledge and develop their conceptual understanding? How does schema development happen?
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Marc Hayes
- Feb 24, 2022
- 2 min
The Shortest History of Europe (John Hirst)
The Shortest History of Europe by John Hirst MENU 🖐🏻 The Book in Three Sentences 🖌 Impressions 📖 Who Should Read It? 🍕 Actionable...
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Marc Hayes
- Feb 6, 2022
- 13 min
A Summary of Ofsted's RE Research Review for Leaders and Teachers (Religious Education)
A summary of Ofsted's research review into what makes a high quality RE (religious education) curriculum
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Marc Hayes
- Jan 29, 2022
- 12 min
A Summary of Ofsted's Languages Research Report for Teachers and Leaders
A summary of the Ofsted Languages Research Report to support teachers and leaders with MFL and Ancient Languages curriculum design.
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Marc Hayes
- Jan 16, 2022
- 11 min
A Summary of Ofsted's Music Research Review for Teachers and Leaders
A summary of Ofsted's music research review for primary and secondary leaders and teachers.
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Marc Hayes
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
Digital Teacher Planner
I've been working on a digital planner to use on my iPad and after seeing so many for sale on the internet, for quite a hefty price, I...
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Marc Hayes
- Jul 30, 2021
- 11 min
A Summary of Ofsted's History Report for Primary Teachers and Leaders
Here is my summary of Ofsted's research review into effective history curriculua. I have written it with a primary audience in mind...
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Marc Hayes
- Jul 11, 2021
- 1 min
The DfE's Reading Framework
This is my infographic created as a summary of the Department for Education's Reading Framework. This is an excellent document for...
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