The following links may be useful to NQTs, mentors, and rofessional mentors preparing for the Autumn. There are links here on the recovery curriculum, SEN, inclusion, equality and diversity and issues relating to education and disadvantage:

Sutton Trust blog – School closures and disadvantaged students: https://www.suttontrust.com/news-opinion/all-news-opinion/school-closures/

A think piece on the recovery curriculum – Loss and Life for our children and schools post lockdown. https://www.evidenceforlearning.net/recoverycurriculum/ Arguably, this piece says too little about the importance of social interactions and peer support in the school post-lockdown.

Teenagers’ Experiences of Life in Lockdown (TELL) study – https://www.seed.manchester.ac.uk/education/research/impact/teenagers-experiences-of-life-in-lockdown/

This talk by Aisha Thomas provides a good starting point to help understand the need for decolonisation of the curriculum. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X-taPvKWbY&feature=youtu.be

Chartered College of Teaching article for early career teachers exploring ways of supporting SEND students https://earlycareer.chartered.college/send-and-the-art-of-detection-an-evidence-based-approach-to-supporting-learners/

An article discussing equality and diversity in schools, references to the Ofsted inspection framework and implications for schools and staff. best-practice/ofsteds-eif-equality-and-diversity

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