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Raising achievement through peer mentoring

Penrice Community College has developed a system of empowering students and raising achievement through coaching, Barbara Green explains. This article also includes two students' perspectives on the programme

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Inspirational athlete: Sharron Davies, swimmer

In the run up to the Beijing Olympics, PE&S spoke to Sharron Davies about being a child sports star and lessons she has learned

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A whole-school anti-bullying policy

How do you implement a whole-school anti-bullying policy? Headteacher Mark Vickers describes how Manhood Community College in West Sussex got everybody involved in the shaping of theirs during a campaign to stop bullying

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A day in the life of a primary mentor

Primary learning mentor Ayub Malik explains why he is proud to be working with children experiencing barriers to learning

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Supporting parents of teenagers

Jenny Barton, lead learning mentor at Norham Community Technology College, shares her experience of developing and facilitating a support group for parents of teenagers read more

Provision for pupils with moderate learning difficulties

Michael Farrell considers provision for pupils with moderate learning difficulties (MLD) read more

Student voices: Year 7 pupils leading the plenary

A project aimed at raising the profile of plenaries at Sandringham School, St Albans, has evolved into a catalyst for change that allows students to make their voices heard in the school. Deputy head Ceddy de la Croix explains read more

Support for all: extended and outreach services

Headteacher Bernadette O’Brien describes the core themes of extended provision at Priory School and Sports College read more

Making written feedback effective

Comment-only marking is vital in helping students to reflect on their own learning, but implementing it can be a challenge. Jason Edwards, vice principal at Priory Community School, Somerset, describes how his school has overcome the initial problems read more

Elective home education: parental rights and constraints

Headteacher David Dixon takes a close look at the philosophy behind elective home education, enshrined in a recent consultation document on guidelines to cover this parental option

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