Education and Nature: Forest School Activities for Outdoor Learning
Beckie, a supply teacher, children’s well-being mentor and forest school practitioner, shares a fun activity for National Tree Week 2021.
Teaching hub
Tips, practical advice and resources for Teachers and Teaching Assistants See all
Workshop: Phonics in a Rich Reading Curriculum
An interactive workshop to help you deliver high quality lessons in Phonics.
Workshop: Reading Ready, How to Develop Fluent Readers
An interactive workshop to help teachers and teaching assistants deliver high quality lessons in Reading Comprehension.
Workshop – More Jobs, Less Work: How to make jobs come your way
Watch our free workshop to learn how to land more your favourite jobs.
September Success Programme
Prepare for the new academic year with three workshops from our September Success Programme
Keeping children safe in education: Updates for September 2021
Now that the September 2021 update to the Department for Education’s guidance for keeping children safe in education (KCSIE) has been published, we want to ensure that everyone who works in education is informed on the changes.
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Key Insights: Education Recovery webinar
Earlier in October, Zen Educate hosted our Education Recovery: what you need to know & how to get involved webinar, looking to answer school leaders’ questions about the Department for Education’s newest education recovery package, how it works and what it means for schools.
Catch-up recovery: what do we know so far?
In June, the Department for Education announced its £1.4 billion recovery package to help schools catch up students’ learning after the knock-on effects of the pandemic. As this funding is a combination of different schemes, we wanted to summarise and demystify the structure!
National Tutoring Programme and Zen Educate
We are pleased to announce that Zen Educate is an Approved Tuition Partner of the National Tutoring Programme (NTP) for the 2021/22 academic year!
£3 million saved for UK schools!
The Zen Educate team are thrilled to announce that we’ve reached another milestone!
Key Insights: Designing an Effective Catch Up Curriculum
Some key insights from our webinar hosted in collaboration with Cornerstones Education. We explored sensible approaches to supporting effective catch up and discussed how we can ensure all children’s needs are met.
Key Insights: Accountability & Use of Catch-up Funds
We recently hosted a webinar based around COVID catch-up funding, as we’re keen to explore what we’re all learning about children’s current needs following 18 months of disrupted education.
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Zen updates
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Committing to Net Zero
Why we're limiting our carbon footprint at Zen.
Introducing pronouns: a way to respectfully refer to our teaching staff
You can now add personal pronouns to your Zen profile.
Standing up to racism
At Zen Educate, we stand united in the efforts to challenge racial injustice in all forms.
10 with Zen
10 minute conversations with passionate school leaders about challenges and best practice See all
10 with Zen S2 Ep. 4: Honing world class education with Chartered College of Education
For this extended episode of 10 with Zen, Helen Woodward welcomes Dame Alison Peacock.
10 with Zen S2 Ep. 3: The teachers on my journey as a child refugee
For this extended episode of 10 with Zen, host Helen Woodward talks with Gulwali Passarlay, an Afghan political refugee living in the UK, about his experience of arriving in England, how education in Bolton brought hope and opportunity, and praised the teachers who made small but meaningful gestures that left a powerful, lasting impression.
10 with Zen S2 Ep. 2: Aleiah’s Adventure
As part of our Black History Month celebrations, Helen chatted with Ros Norford, a Manchester-based Creative Practitioner and creator/director of Aleiah’s Adventure.
Kicking off Series 2 of our podcast with Juliette Alban-Metcalfe
We begin Series 2 with Juliette Alban-Metcalfe in discussion with Helen Woodward on what makes for good leadership.
Closing the Attainment Gap: Unlocking Student Potential - 10 with Zen Episode 10
n this episode of 10 with Zen, Helen Woodward talks with Sameena Choudry, founder of Equitable Education, co-founder of #WomenEd, and author of Equitable Education. They discuss intersectionality, closing the attainment gap, and giving students the support they need.
Early Career Framework: 10 with Zen Episode 9
What do schools and teachers need to know about the 2-year Early Career Framework? In our podcast, Helen Woodward talked with Professor Sam Twiselton OBE and Lynsey Hunter from Sheffield Hallam University about building a community of practice, and how we can measure success over the next few years.
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