In this episode of HEP Talks, Luke Kemper, HEP Insight and Intelligence Lead, talks to Kate Turnpenney, former CEO of Children First Academy Trust, about how to set up a MAT. Topics covered include how Children First was established, what are its values, and the role of place in the formation of the trust, among others. Attention to multi-academy trusts, or MATs, has drastically increased since the Schools White Paper was released earlier this year and stated that all schools will be members of an academy trust by 2030. For schools thinking about converting to or joining an academy trust, we hope that this is an illuminating listen for you, as Kate details the process she and others went through in order to set up Children First, which is now the first MAT to join HEP. She also nails down some of the most important requirements and gives advice for starting a MAT.

Monday 12th September - Top stories include: A period of National Mourning for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has now started. New prime minister Liz Truss has named Kit Malthouse as the latest education secretary. Liz Truss has announced a six-month government support scheme in order to combat upcoming energy cost increases. The Schools Bill is experiencing further delays as it moves through Parliament. This week’s deep dive: Haringey’s exam results We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=6eb4e4f485&e=74c9343839 Listening - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=1b808e6046&e=74c9343839 Reading - https://haringeyeducationpartnership.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=50e0e57b56160876013ccdcd5&id=4b5a9b8d4b&e=74c9343839

In this episode of HEP Talks, Luke Kemper, HEP Lead for Insight and Intelligence, interviews Brenda Hayles about the HEP Science Curriculum, of which she is both the author and illustrator. Topics include Brenda's journey into science education, what the HEP Science Curriculum entails, and how her CPD sessions can help teachers use the curriculum effectively, among others. HEP members can use the HEP Booking Hub to order the science curriculum as well as register for the upcoming CPD sessions, which detail how to use the curriculum in schools and classrooms.  For non-HEP members, we will be inviting schools from around the country to take part in our curriculum offer starting next September. Follow Brenda Hayles on Twitter @advisoryscience

Monday 5th September - Top stories include: 29 Local Authorities have applied to launch their own MATs via the ‘test and learn’ pilot programme. Oak National Academy, the government arms-length curriculum body, is finally scheduled to launch, but with a drastically reduced curriculum. SchoolsWeek has compiled a list of key trends for the 2022 GCSE results. This week’s deep dive: Reports on Assessment Reform from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the Institute for Government https://institute.global/sites/default/files/articles/Ending-the-Big-Squeeze-on-Skills-How-to-Futureproof-Education-in-England.pdf https://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/sites/default/files/publications/The-exam-question.pdf We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPHDJI17sH4 Listening - https://www.ollielovell.com/errr/lynstone/ Reading - https://soundcloud.com/penguin-audio/how-the-other-half-learns-by

In this episode of HEP Talks, Evelyn Davies, a HEP leadership consultant, interviews Mungi Ngomane, author and granddaughter of Desmond Tutu, about her book and the concept of Ubuntu, the African philosophy of interconnectedness. Topics include human dignity and respect, her book Everyday Ubuntu: Living better together, the African way, and how Ubuntu can relate to education, among others. We hope this HEP Talk will be an inspiring start to the new academic year, getting school leaders and teachers thinking about the ways in which Ubuntu could help socialise, energise, and unite their students and staff.

Monday 18th July - Top stories include: A heat warning is in effect in the UK, with temperatures possibly reaching 40C. Schools must “assess and balance” the risk of potential strip searches to pupils’ wellbeing before calling the police. Two-thirds of school or trust governing boards have at least one vacancy as the number of empty posts hits a six-year high. This week’s deep dive: New Suspension and Permanent Exclusion and Behaviour Guidance https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1089688/Suspension_and_Permanent_Exclusion_guidance_July_2022.pdf https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1089687/Behaviour_in_Schools_guidance_July_2022.pdf We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://learningwithparents.com/blog/2022/07/04/our-event-with-the-eef-supporting-high-quality-interactions-at-home/ Reading - https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/can-centralised-curriculum-resources-make-you-better-teacher Listening - https://educationbookcast.libsyn.com/128-nuance

Monday 11th July - Top stories include: The position of education secretary swaps hands three times in two days. the supply of trainee teachers in parts of the country could be disrupted by teacher training provider “deserts”. Fifty Chinese students in the past three years have been forced to leave the UK after Britain tightened its procedures to prevent theft of sensitive academic research. This week’s deep dive: The 2022 HEP Headteachers’ Conference and National Key Stage 2 Attainment Data We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UojwMiRpNM Reading - https://education-reimagined.org/pathways-to-purpose-amazed-learning-environment/ Listening - https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe/news/2022/jul/how-looking-back-can-help-us-move-forward-fighting-climate-change-rftrw-s16e02

Monday 4th July - Top stories include: A government attendance adviser has urged the Department for Education to fund dozens more “attendance hubs”. The DfE has launched a review into how Multi-Academy Trusts will be held to account. A group of sixth formers in east London have come up with an alternative inspection regime that they say would better hold schools to account and improve young people’s wellbeing. This week’s deep dive: The Power of Music to Change Lives: A National Plan for Music Education We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://prideinlondon.org/parade/ Reading - https://blog.policy.manchester.ac.uk/posts/2022/06/lgbt-inequalities-in-adolescent-wellbeing/ Listening - https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510338/all-guides

Monday 27th June - Top stories include: Rail strikes potentially affected hundreds of thousands of students taking GCSE and A-level exams. The DfE has launched a new consultation on attendance data. TES has uncovered a discrepancy in the success of schools applying for funding to fix crumbling school buildings. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi accused an exam board of “cultural vandalism” after it removed poems from the English GCSE. This week’s deep dive: HEP’s 2022/2023 CPD Brochure We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OkVLUMt1LM Reading - https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/59477/trading-please-focus-for-how-are-you-a-listening-strategy-thats-helping-some-teachers-improve-the-classroom-experience Listening - https://soundcloud.com/freshed-podcast/282-bryan

Monday 20th June - Top stories include: School governors are “increasingly concerned” their work is becoming less visible in Ofsted inspections. Oak National Academy may not be fully operational by the start of the next school year. A new study shows that anxiety does not seem to have a large impact upon the grades that students leave school with. Trusts identify growth as both a priority and a challenge, according to a CST survey. This week’s deep dive: Haringey Learning Partnership’s Windrush Day Celebration https://haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/voyage-hope-and-style-celebrating-windrush-fashion#article We’ll also tell you what’s happening at HEP this week and what we’ve been watching, listening to, and reading! Watching - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0cdtqyf Reading - https://haringeycommunitypress.co.uk/how-haringey-is-celebrating-windrush-day#article Listening - https://shows.acast.com/talkart/episodes/sonia-boyce