EIB Transition Inference Training Project
The EIB commissioned an inference reading project to support transition from primary to secondary school. Here, Justine Blasdale and Michelle Sufa from Ambleside Primary School share their experience.. "We were invited to a full days reading intervention training...
Nottingham’s Fair Workload Charter
The clear message from headteachers is stark. They are unable to recruit the teachers they need to continue to drive up standards. The situation is particularly difficult for schools serving disadvantaged communities and at secondary level, particularly in mathematics...
So John Dexter what first attracted you to the role of Education Director (part time) in Nottingham? After all the City now “runs” very few schools?
Not so long ago this role would have been one of the biggest in education in Nottingham, running secondary, primary and special schools, responsible for everything from admissions to outcomes and most stuff in between for about 41,000 children. As the ‘new world’ of...
EIB 2017/18 – a post from David Anstead, EIB Strategic Lead
As the new academic year gets underway, individual schools and the EIB are focused on evaluating the summer’s test and examination results. It is important for the EIB to have a good grasp of the strengths and weaknesses in the performance of our schools so that we...
Mastery maths in EYFS – update
My name is Bridget and I am so proud to have been approached along with eight other Early Years practitioners across the city to work together. Our mission is to decide what mastery maths might look like in EYFS through research and lesson study, with a particular...
Recruitment and retention update
I’m here with a general update for all things EIB. Firstly, I am sad to report that Fran Cropper, the Recruitment and Retention Officer for the EIB has left her role to take up a promotion with her former team. Fran has achieved so much in her short time with the EIB...
Transition student conference, by Jennifer Hardy
On 30th November last year, we held a student conference in the Ballroom at the Council House to look at transition from primary to secondary school. Nine of the city's secondary schools sent KS3 and KS4 pupils to the conference, pre-armed with their thoughts about...
EYFS Maths Mastery-Securing the Foundations
Hello, We work in the Early Years Foundation Team at Nottingham City Council and we approached the Education Improvement Board to apply for funding to lead an EYFS Maths Mastery research group with 9 x F2 Teachers from 9 City schools (with varying levels of...
Fran Cropper, Teacher Recruitment and Retention Officer
Hello everyone, It has been an incredibly busy first few months in post for me - the extremely complex and ever changing nature of the Educational landscape in Nottingham/nationally is the backdrop to such an important agenda; how to get the best outcomes for our...