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Your ECT year will be harder than anyone properly warns you about, and that's normal, not a sign you've made the wrong choice. Here's a realistic, month-by-month look at what to actually expect, what you're legally entitled to, and where to get real support if the wheels start coming off.
Most lesson-planning advice starts with activities. This framework starts with what pupils actually need to learn, builds in real checks for understanding and differentiation, and gives you a one-page structure you can genuinely reuse, plus honest guidance on how much detail is actually worth writing down.
Ofsted scrapped single-word judgements from 10 November 2025, replacing them with report cards and a new five-point scale. Here's what genuinely changed, why, and what it means for how you prepare for your next inspection.
Practical, everyday ways to support a child with ADHD at home, from visual routines and transition warnings to homework strategies, school liaison and looking after yourself as a parent. Grounded in NHS, NICE and UK charity guidance, with no diagnostic or medical advice.
Behaviour management advice usually stops at classroom routines. This piece goes further: what to actually do in the sixty seconds after a pupil escalates, how to read behaviour as communication, and when to bring in a TA or SENCo. Grounded in DfE, EEF and Tom Bennett's research, not guesswork.
Reading enjoyment among UK children is at its lowest in twenty years, but a reluctant reader usually just needs the right book, format or moment, not more pressure. Here's what real UK reading research actually says works, from graphic novels and audiobooks to why reading aloud should carry on far longer than most parents think.
Ofsted scrapped single-word judgements for a five-point report card system in November 2025. Here's what the grades actually mean, what triggers a monitoring visit or intervention, and how to talk about your results with staff, parents and governors without losing anyone's trust.
