An essential ally for school leaders at all levels. Comprehensively planned CPD, reliable resource packs and extensive guidance created with you in mind.
An essential ally for school leaders at all levels. Comprehensively planned CPD, reliable resource packs and extensive guidance created with you in mind.
Are you an Early Career Teacher (ECT) mentor looking to provide exceptional support? Look no further! With Honeyguide’s comprehensive Teachers’ Standards and the ECF reference guide, you can confidently compare the Teachers’ Standards and the Early Career Framework (ECF) statements - ideal for supporting observations, development and discussions about teaching & learning with new ECTs.
Thisn 15-page fully editable reference guide is designed to support ECT mentors and ECTs themselves by comparing the relevant Teachers’ Standards to the statements in the Early Career Framework. It aligns the two key documents for school leaders that underpin the support entitlement for the ECT - the Teachers’ Standards and Early Career Framework.
You may wish to use it to underpin professional dialogue when meeting with your ECT or when observing the ECT so you can provide tailored support pathways afterwards. You can also align the document with your school’s chosen ECF programme provider to focus on key statements and areas. Highlighting sections can help you focus mentoring and coaching conversations around the ECF, ensuring the ECT is well supported.
There’s a handy tracker at the end of the document, where you can tick off key areas the ECT is focusing on. This can help to inform progress reviews and lets you keep tabs on areas of the Teachers’ Standards and the ECF that you’ve not dedicated time to yet.
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Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Train your staff team on spotting the signs and indicators of physical abuse with this flexible safeguarding training pack. With a ready-made presentation to deliver to staff, an accompanying safeguarding scenario on physical abuse, quiz questions, a discussion prompt and a one-minute guide to send and display, this whole pack works seamlessly to train staff in safeguarding and keeping children safe.
Created from content in KCSIE 2023, this helpful bundle contains four resources that work together to create a full CPD training package about safeguarding and physical abuse.
Staff Training Presentation - Physical Abuse: A ready-to-deliver 22-slide PowerPoint presentation that outlines the signs and indicators of physical abuse, followed by slides that allow staff to consider and discuss what puts pupils at greater risk, other factors to be aware of and what actions they should take. The presentation has built in discussion questions and finishes with a scenario and quiz to check staff understanding about physical abuse.
Scenario - Physical Abuse: An editable scenario that outlines a fictional situation where physical abuse is occurring. It also includes full commentary and guided considerations for the DSL or staff member leading the child protection training. Use it to gauge how effectively staff can identify the signs of abuse as well as how they’d respond in a real-life context, including further actions they’d take.
Quiz and Discussion - Physical Abuse: There are five challenging multiple choice quiz questions that test your staff members’ understanding of physical abuse, plus a discussion prompt that can be used to kickstart your training session or as a follow-up question a few weeks later.
Safeguarding Snapshot - Physical Abuse: This one-page, one-minute guide is perfect for following up the session by using as a training handout, displaying in your staff-only spaces or sending as part of a safeguarding e-bulletin.
The pack is purposefully designed to be flexible to suit your busy school. You could deliver the training in one slot by utilising the presentation, scenario, quiz and snapshot together. Alternatively, deliver the initial CPD by using the presentation, then use the scenario and quiz questions in later staff meetings or future safeguarding training sessions, with the snapshot used as a reminder of the training content.
Further safeguarding resources and packs can be found on our website, Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk
Looking to check and tighten your pre-employment tasks, ensuring you’re compliant with the regulations set out in KCSIE? Want to confirm your single central record (SCR) is up to date and not missing anything it needs to have. Expecting an Ofsted inspection?
Utilise our fully editable and easy to use word document template safer recruitment, pre-employment and SCR checklists to ensure you are compliant and that all necesary check have been completed and are recorded accurately. Useful for the chair of governors and the governing body when checking the single central record and recruitment and employment procedures and processes.
Our full Ofsted Inpection Pack includes this and so much more.
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Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
The headteacher’s report to governors is essential for providing the governing body with the necessary information about the school to make informed strategic decisions, ultimately enabling them to fulfil their responsibilities. Utilise our Headteacher’s Report to Governors to ensure you share the appropriate information each term to keep governors up to date. This fully editable word document template enables you to share information such as pupil numbers, staffing, attendance, SEND, safeguarding, behaviour, welfare, quality of education and more in an easy to read and digest format.
Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
To improve whole school attendance, it’s important that there is a whole school attendance strategy in place.
This fully editable word document includes guidance on how to create and share your attendance vision and purpose, targets and strategies, and how these will be communicated to staff, parents, carers, governors and other community stakeholders. Also included is sections for Data, Systems, Monitoring and Evaluation as well as Intervention Strategies. This is an essential
Use this guided template to develop a whole-school attendance strategy: Create a comprehensive Attendance Strategy that outlines the school’s approach to promoting good attendance, identifies key areas for improvement and establishes targets for attendance rates. This is great evidence to use when working alongside school attendance officers, school improvement advisors or partners (SIP) and Ofsted inspectors when discussing pupil attendance and actions taken.
Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Wanting to get staff up to speed on Working Together to Improve Attendance and the role they play in supporting reducing pupil absence? This training bundle, which is perfect for INSETs, staff meetings and twilights, contains engaging and collaborative training materials plus real-life attendance scenarios to meet your attendance CPD needs.
Each one contains a three-stage situation that mimics the types of attendance issues that schools may encounter. First, staff can look at the initial picture presented to them and discuss what concerns around pupil attendance they may have. Then, further information is revealed, allowing staff to consider how they’d take action, as well as how other professionals and the attendance officer, manager, lead or co-ordinator can help. Lastly, staff can view the resolution and consider the next steps.
The scenarios cover the following topics:
Bullying and Physical & Mental Health
Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE)
Finance
Sickness-Related Absence
Substance Addiction
Young Carers
Each scenario has an accompanying PowerPoint that details the scenario in parts and the key questions for discussion, allowing them to be used interactively during a staff meeting, INSET or twilight.
Furthermore, there’s a PowerPoint called Working Together to Improve Attendance which highlights the key parts from the DfE’s own document that are applicable to teachers and support staff. This allows your team to gain a deeper understanding of why good attendance is important for every single pupil as well as considering the role that all staff have to play in reducing pupil absence.
This training bundle is available on our website for £7.50 Honeyguide-sls.co.uk
An annual safeguarding report to governors has a dual function:
It generates a report for the governing body, allowing them to monitor the school’s safeguarding practices and ensure adherence to the statutory guidance outlined in the KCSIE.
It enables the governing body to verify that the school is fulfilling its safeguarding obligations and provides supporting evidence for Ofsted inspectors during assessments of safeguarding practice.
Utilise our Annual Safeguarding Report to Governors to ensure you share a summary of appropriate safeguarding information each year to keep governors up to date. This fully editable word document template enables you to share information such as DSL, safer recruitment, staff training including prevent duty, information on new starters, volunteers and visitors, single central record (SCR), policies and procedures, curriculum and online safety, referrals and multi-agency work and more in an easy to read and digest format.
Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Looking for an in-tray task to support the recruitment process for SENDCo? This task requires the candidate to work through a set of real-life scenarios to determine actions and next steps. This task will assess the candidates ability to prioritise and act appropriately and efficiently, recognising where links may occur.
This fully editable resource is useful for those recruiting for a SENDCo position, as well as those applying as a candidate for the role to help prepare for the interview. The template includes space for them to note their considerations and recommendations.
Looking for more interview tasks, take a look at our other options or interview task bundle.
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Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk. The focus is to demonstrate that they can examine selected curriculum planning documents from your school and engage in a conversation with a senior leader or a curriculum leader, exploring the advantages and obstacles associated with them.
Prevent Duty Update 2023
Need to update colleagues and yourself on the changes to the 2023 Prevent duty? This brilliant PowerPoint and checklist bundle does the job.
Full Prevent duty Awareness training pack for 2023 updates can be found on our website for £5 Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk
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Updated in line with the 2024 Ofsted handbook changes. This pack is available for £15 on our website Honeyguide-sls.co.uk
A comprehensive guidance pack with accompanying templates to help you navigate what the pre-inspection Ofsted phone call will entail and ensure your team is prepared for an upcoming inspection. From the pre-inspection call to the moment the inspectors arrive (and everything in between!) this pack will provide you with hints and tips as to what might be useful for you to do, say and have at hand as that phone rings.
Throughout the pack, we’ll explain concepts, guide your thinking and provide scaffolds if you need them so you can focus on adapting everything to the needs of your pupils and staff, allowing you to be confident and well-prepared for when that call comes through.
Ofsted is spoken about at great length, but we often don’t know what to expect until we are in the moment. This pack helps to break away from the myths and rumours and focuses on what will really take place, allowing you to prepare for an Ofsted inspection at your own pace.
When you make your purchase, you’ll receive a ZIP file containing the whole pack, including:
A 16 -page PDF in full colour containing all the guidance and information you need on how the Ofsted phone call process works.
5 fully editable and easy-to-use templates that can be adapted for your setting. These include:
Example Ofsted Phone Call Questions with over 30 potential questions to discuss
Ofsted Phone Call Crib Sheet
Notification List - to have at hand when Ofsted do call so you can quickly inform all necessary parties.
Pre-Inspection Documentation Checklist
Ofsted Folder Checklist
Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more.
Visit Honeyguide SLS website for more information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Looking to recruit a new school administrator, school administrative assistant or school office manager? If you’re wondering what tasks could help you to recruit the right person for your setting or what questions to ask at interview, this School Administrator Interview Pack can support you throughout the entire interview day.
Included in this school administrator interview pack are two different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions and potential answers so you can find a brilliant member of admin staff for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a new office-based admin or clerical role so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and school administrator interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new office staff member or manager.
While the pack is tailored towards appointing a new school administrator, it can be used to support the recruitment process for any similar job role, including office assistant, school receptionist, clerical assistant, school office manager or a school secretary. It includes questions and specifications for both an administrative assistant as well as a more senior school office managers, so the pack can be used flexibly to suit your recruitment requirements.
Further resources can be found on our website Honeyguide-SLS.co.uk
Want to check that staff understand Part One of KCSIE? This Quick Quiz is time-saving and adaptable, meaning you can create quizzes on your school’s internal platform or cherry pick questions for use in meetings and briefings. The quiz document has 10 multiple-choice questions but the answers aren’t obvious, helping to assure you that staff really do know safeguarding inside and out. These 6 editable quiz documents contain 10 multiple-choice questions each. This Quiz focuses on Specific Safeguarding Issues
Our full pack of 6 Safeguarding Quizes can be found at Honeyguide SLS for £7.50.
Looking for safeguarding scenarios as outlined in KCSIE? Try Honeyguide SLS. For more support on safeguarding, you can download our Safeguarding Audit Pack.
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Please note the following disclaimer attached to this resource bundle: These resources address potentially sensitive and/or distressing subjects and are intended to be used for training purposes only. They may also contain strong language as well as terms, themes and content that depict child abuse, neglect and exploitation. All of this could elicit emotional responses and be triggering for staff using them. You must fully read each snapshot before use and it is your duty to carefully assess their appropriateness based on your staff and your context. If you deem each one to be suitable, you must ensure that adequate support is accessible for anyone who may be impacted by the content.
A subject leader skills and confidence audit is a self-reflective tool used to assess your own confidence and ability to lead, manage and teach a particular subject. The audit involves a series of questions and statements related to different aspects of subject leadership, such as curriculum planning, assessment, teaching and professional development. This audit will help you to evaluate the quality of education through curriculum intent, implementation and impact, as well as Ofsted’s key judgement areas of personal development and leadership and management.
On the audit form, you’re asked to rate your level of confidence in each area. This allows you to identify areas where you may need additional support or professional development in order to improve your leadership and teaching skills. In addition to this resource, we also have a Staff Subject Confidence Audit which performs the same function but is instead given to staff and only focuses on teaching, rather than leadership of a subject area.
Our full subject leader pack includes this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Are you seeking to recruit a classroom teacher who’ll hold additional subject leadership responsibility? Or applying for a subject leader role? This comprehensive selection of over 50 example model questions is broken down into sections including safeguarding, role-specific subject leadership, teaching and learning, behaviour management and SEND. Included, is examples of what to look for in an answer. These questions are useful for both those recruiting for the role and those applying for the role. Fully editable and in a format that’s ready to use, you can edit the questions to meet the requirements of your setting.
If you’re looking for some inspiration for subject leader interview tasks or wondering what they may entail, take a look at our other resources.
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Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Example interview questions for teaching assistant TA and HLTA interviews, including tips on what to include in your response and answers to questions.
Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls. co.uk
Have you got solid recruitment processes but need some fresh ideas for interview tasks? This bundle includes templates for nine different tasks that allow you to explore the skills and attributes of candidates - perfect for ensuring a positive recruitment and hiring process.
These editable templates can be used on an interview day to determine the suitability of a candidate for a post in your school:
Interview Task - Action Plan
Interview Task - Assembly
Interview Task - Curriculum Planning
Interview Task - Data Analysis
Interview Task - Goldfish Bowl
Interview Task - In-Tray Exercise
Interview Task - Lesson Observation
Interview Task - Meeting With Pupils
Interview Task - Presentation
What if I want more guidance on the whole recruitment process?
We’ve currently got a great resource for school leaders wishing to recruit an assistant or deputy headteacher or SENDCo, where you can find the above interview tasks as well as full guidance, interview questions, person specification, job descriptions and more: Honeyguide SLS
This comprehensive induction checklist will support you to ensure you have thought of everything you need to effectively induct and integrate a new staff member into your team. Broken down into sections, including prior to their start date, during their first day and first week, this is an easy to follow checklist for those staff leading and supporting induction. This resource is fully editable and adaptable so that you can add items relevant to your unique setting.
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Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
To determine the necessary areas for CPD in your school, it’s important to gather a variety of evidence and sources to precisely identify CPD requirements. One approach is to ask staff to complete a CPD Survey that evaluates their level of confidence in specific areas. Staff rate their confidence in a variety of areas and the results from this will feed into your CPD plan going forward. With a wide range of questions to ask staff on topics and themes, including behaviour management, assessment, feedback and marking, SEND, subject leadership, parent and carer communication, working with others, safeguarding, planning, pupil voice and more, utilise this to ask your staff team questions to truly help them improve their practice.
If you haven’t already, gather information regarding staff subject knowledge and confidence to support CPD planning, using the CPD survey template. Utilise this to provide ongoing support which is aligned to your curriculum offer and develops staff members. Consider how this CPD feeds into your wider school priorities and planning by using the CPD Plan and Cycle.
The CPD offered and provided to staff is a focus of Ofsted inspections. These two templates are fully editable work documents, so you can tailor them to suit the needs of your individual school or setting and evidence the work you have done to provide high-quality and appropriate CPD for your staff team.
Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
This fully editable word document Ofsted Inspection Notification List template, updated to reflect the 2024 inspection handbook updates, provides an outline of some of the contacts you may wish to notify and you may find it helpful to fill the information in beforehand so it’s ready to use when you do get the phone call.
An updated 2024 Ofsted Phone Call Preparation Pack can be found on our website Honeyguide SLS for £15.
Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit our website honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.
Expecting an Ofsted inspection? One item that may be helpful to have at hand during the call is an Ofsted Phone Call Crib Sheet with important details and figures. While this is information you certainly already know, it can be easy for your mind to go blank during the call. Having the crib sheet ready on your desk that you can refer to during the telephone conversation can help you to feel prepared. An updated 2024 Ofsted Phone Call Preparation Pack can be found on our website Honeyguide SLS for £15.
This easy to use and fully editable word document can ensure you and your team are prepared for when that call comes through.
Our full Ofsted Inspection Preparation pack includes this and so much more. Visit honeyguide-sls.co.uk for further information.
Disclaimer: This resource is intended solely for informational purposes and should not be interpreted as professional advice. The information provided herein is not tailored to your specific circumstances therefore we can not guarantee the completeness, accuracy or appropriateness of the information presented. Any reliance you place on the information provided is strictly at your own risk.