Looking to explore the subject of Citizenship in-depth and build confidence about an upcoming Citizenship Deep Dive? Tailored for Citizenship subject leaders or those with responsibility for personal development, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions across the breadth of Citizenship, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted. Included in this pack: Citizenship Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit - over 100 deep dive questions about Citizenship to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As Citizenship subject leader or staff member with responsibility for personal development, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of Citizenship in your school and explore specific areas further when listening to staff and pupil voice. Many Citizenship leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a Citizenship Ofsted deep dive or when Ofsted carry out ‘shallow paddles’. Citizenship Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for Citizenship covering KS3 and KS4. They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ Citizenship subject knowledge. Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive or shallow dive in Citizenship, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action. Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing Citizenship lessons or sessions, asking pupils about their learning in Citizenship and looking through any work or evidence. Whether you have an Ofsted inspection due or not, conducting an internal deep dive can help you to identify your subject’s strengths and weaknesses. Use it as a collaborative process that can support other staff members to develop and use your findings to report back to SLT, governors or trustees as part of your curriculum quality assurance. This pack is available on our website for £12.50. You can find more curriculum resources by visiting Honeyguide SLS

If you’re unsure about the quality of leadership and management in your setting, a good starting point is a Leadership and Management Audit, followed up with a Leadership and Management action plan. This Leadership and Management Audit resource is broken down into categories, including Vision and Strategy, Culture and Ethos, Staff and Pupil Development and Wellbeing and Governing Body, so that you can assess the quality of the provision your setting provides. This resource is useful for a senior leaders, including headteachers, deputy heads and assistant heads. This may also be a good tool to use with a link governor or the wider governing body. This audit covers all aspects of leadership and management in the Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF). Our Leadership and Management Audit Pack includes this and so much more. Available from our site for £15. Get yours on our website Honeyguide SLS. This fully editable word document resource also enables you to edit the questions straight away so that they can represent your setting most effectively. Our full Ofsted Preparation Pack includes this and so much more. Visit Honeyguide SLS 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 to explore Maths in-depth and build confidence about an upcoming Maths Deep Dive? Tailored for Maths subject leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions across the breadth of Mathematics, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted. Included in the pack: Maths Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Primary) - over 100 deep dive questions about Maths to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As mathematics subject leader, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of Maths in your school and explore specific areas, such as fluency, reasoning and problem solving. Many maths subject leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a Maths Ofsted deep dive. Maths Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Secondary) - KS3, KS4 and KS5 Maths deep dive questions for secondary leaders and maths department heads to consider. While there is crossover with the primary set of deep dive questions, this resource focuses on secondary Maths and includes questions about secondary-focused areas, such as the routes available for pupils who wish to take their knowledge of Maths into further education, employment or training. Maths Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for Maths covering KS1, KS2 and KS3. They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ maths fluency and calculation subject knowledge as well as the understanding of the reasoning and problem solving skills that pupils need to acquire. Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive in maths, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action. Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing Maths lessons, asking pupils about their learning in Maths and looking through workbooks and other maths evidence. This pack is available on our website for £12.50. You can find more curriculum resources by visiting Honeyguide SLS

Looking to explore the primary writing, SPAG and spoken language in-depth and build confidence about an upcoming English Deep Dive? Tailored for primary English subject leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions when exploring writing and its components, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted. Included in the pack: Writing, SPAG and Spoken Language Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Primary) - over 100 deep dive questions about all aspects of primary writing and spoken language to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As a subject leader of English, writing or oracy, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of writing and spoken language in your school and explore specific areas further when listening to staff and pupil voice. Many literacy subject leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a English Ofsted deep dive. Writing, SPAG and Spoken Language Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for spoken language, writing, spelling, grammar and punctuation (SPAG) covering EYFS, KS1 and KS2 . They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ English writing subject knowledge. Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive in writing, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action. Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing writing or GPS sessons and looking through work or folders. Whether you have an Ofsted inspection due or not, conducting an internal deep dive can help you to identify your subject’s strengths and weaknesses. Use it as a collaborative process that can support other staff members to develop and use your findings to report back to SLT, governors or trustees as part of your curriculum quality assurance. This pack is available on our website for £12.50. You can find more curriculum resources by visiting Honeyguide SLS

Looking to explore the subject of Science in-depth and build confidence about an upcoming Science Deep Dive? Tailored for Science subject leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions across the breadth of Science, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted. Included in this pack: Science Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Primary) - over 100 deep dive questions about Science to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As Science subject leader, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of Science in your school and explore specific areas further when listening to staff and pupil voice. Many Science and STEM subject leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a Science Ofsted deep dive. Science Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Secondary) - KS3, KS4 and KS5 Science deep dive questions for secondary leaders and Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics department heads to consider. While there is crossover with the primary set of deep dive questions, this resource focuses on secondary Science and includes questions about secondary-focused areas, such as the routes available for pupils who wish to take their knowledge of Science into further education, employment or training. Science Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for Science covering KS1, KS2 and KS3. They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ Science, Biology, Chemistry and Physics subject knowledge as well as the understanding of the Working Scientifically skills that pupils need to acquire. Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive in Science, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action. Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing Science lessons, asking pupils about their learning in Science and looking through work and or evidence from practicals and experiments. This pack is available on our website for £12.50 You can find more curriculum resources by visiting Honeyguide SLS

Looking to explore the subject of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) in-depth or hoping to feel more confident about an upcoming MFL Languages Deep Dive? Tailored for MFL subject leaders, this bundle helps you to consider intent, implementation and impact questions that are specific to Languages, allowing you to consider areas of strength and weakness so you can plan for improvement and (if you feel you need to) prepare for Ofsted. Included in this pack: Languages Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Primary) - over 100 deep dive questions about MFL to ask stakeholders, including senior leaders, subject leaders, teachers and pupils. As MFL subject leader, you can utilise these to reflect on the current picture of Languages in your school and explore specific areas further when listening to staff and pupil voice. Many MFL subject leads find it useful to practise them with other leaders to build their own confidence in preparation for a modern foreign languages Ofsted deep dive. Language Deep Dive and Subject Evaluation Audit (Secondary) - KS3, KS4 and KS5 Languages deep dive questions for secondary leaders and MFL department heads to consider. While there is crossover with the primary set of deep dive questions, this resource focuses on secondary MFL and includes questions about secondary-focused areas, such as the routes available for pupils who wish to take their knowledge of Languages into further education, employment or training. Languages Subject Knowledge Question Bank - content-specific questions for Languages covering KS2 and KS3. They’re ideal if you’re wanting to explore the finer details of staff members’ Languages subject knowledge. Deep Dive Process Overview - use this to structure your internal deep dive in Languages, working through the process of identifying your perceived strengths and weaknesses, observation and questioning, and creating a plan of action. Deep Dive Evidence Exploration - a handy place to collate all your observation notes when conducting a deep dive, including observing MFL lessons, asking pupils about their learning in Languages and looking through work or recordings. Whether you have an Ofsted inspection due or not, conducting an internal deep dive can help you to identify your subject’s strengths and weaknesses. Use it as a collaborative process that can support other staff members to develop and use your findings to report back to SLT, governors or trustees as part of your curriculum quality assurance. This pack is available on our website for £12.50. You can find more curriculum resources by visiting our website Honeyguide SLS.

Looking to support staff with ongoing safeguarding training or enhance your safeguarding training offer? This bundle, containing 12 unique safeguarding scenarios, is perfect to fulfil this need, providing you with real-life examples of situations your pupils and staff could face. With guided considerations for the DSL or safeguarding lead included, use these scenarios in staff meetings, INSET days or twilights so staff can discuss and respond, allowing you to feel confident in providing a robust safeguarding training offer. The following editable scenarios written from the latest 2024 KCSIE that cover 12 different safeguarding aspects: Radicalisation and Extremist Ideologies Extremist Viewpoints (Staff) Elective Home Education Child-on-Child Abuse (Upskirting / Misogyny) Sexual Abuse (Familial Threat) Prejudice-based Bullying (LGBT+) Incel Culture Abuse Linked to Faith and Belief Honour-Based Abuse (HBA) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (Pre-Incident) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) (Post-Incident) Pre-Holiday Disclosures Each scenario contains the details of a fictional situation that schools might face linked to safeguarding. These can be explored with staff members to ensure they understand the safeguarding issue that’s being presented to them and how you’d expect them to react based on your school’s policies and procedures. As DSL or safeguarding lead, there’s an opportunity for you to then follow up on any areas that weren’t identified.

Want to check that staff understand safeguarding issues, including harmful practices? These Quick Quizzes are time-saving and adaptable - why not create a quiz on your school’s internal platform or cherry pick questions for use in meetings and briefings to keep staff thinking about safeguarding? Each 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. They cover the following safeguarding aspects: The Prevent Duty Extremism and Radicalisation Prejudice and Discrimination Harmful Practices Safeguarding Signs and Indicators Recap Other Forms of Harm and Abuse Created from the most up-to-date information from the 2024 KCSIE, each quiz document contains 10 challenging questions that ask staff to recall safeguarding information and identify safeguarding issues. For example: Which of the following definitions best describes ‘radicalisation’? a) The process of a person legitimising support for, or use of, terrorist violence b) When pupils discover extremist material online c) The process of those with extremist viewpoints contacting vulnerable people and manipulating them to change their opinions d) When a person converts to another religion because they’ve been influenced by someone else Which of the following is false about Female Genital Mutilation? a) It is illegal. b) Those with familial ties to certain countries where FGM is more prevalent are at higher risk. c) It has long-lasting harmful consequences for the girl/women. d) It is always conducted abroad by community elders. Human trafficking, forced labour, debt bondage and organ harvesting all fall under which of the following umbrella terms? a) Extremism b) Modern slavery c) Exploitative Labour Practices (ELP) d) Domestic servitude

Looking to enhance your safeguarding training offer? This versatile pack allows you to pick and choose from scenarios and quiz questions to keep training fresh, as well as delivering safeguarding snapshots - one-page, one-minute guides to specific safeguarding issues that can be sent to staff or displayed. Better yet, it has a ready-made training timetable that incorporates all the resources and the content aligns with our super popular Autumn and Spring packs as well. A full pack for the Summer term containing the following resources: 12 x editable Safeguarding Scenarios, questions and answers for interactive and collaborative staff training. 12 x Safeguarding Snapshots to display within your staff spaces or send to them each week. 6 x Quick Quizzes containing 10 multiple-choice questions each - ideal to keep tabs on if staff safeguarding knowledge is secure. 1 x ready-made Safeguarding Training Timetable designed to incorporate the above resources into a training programme for the Summer term. 1x PDF document on suggestions for use, giving you ideas on how you can implement each aspect effectively. The safeguarding training materials are designed for the Summer term and have been created from the most up-to-date version of the 2024 KCSIE. They work in conjunction with the training resources in the Safeguarding Training Pack - Autumn Term and Safeguarding Training Pack - Spring Term to cover new child protection aspects, so it’s perfect if you’ve already used (or intend to use) these two packs. If you haven’t, not to worry - you can still use this Summer pack to develop safeguarding training in your setting but we’d encourage you to think about how you cover all aspects of Keeping Children Safe in Education. This pack’s contents cover the following safeguarding issues: The Prevent Duty, radicalisation and extremism Prejudice-based and discriminatory bullying, including misogyny and incel culture Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ‘Honour’-Based Abuse (HBA) Abuse Linked to Faith and Belief Private Fostering Modern Slavery Child Abduction and Community Safety Incidents Cybercrime Young Carers Pre-holiday disclosures Further scenarios recapping elective home education and sexual abuse Further Quick Quizzes covering signs and indicators of different forms of abuse The safeguarding training pack has been carefully designed to weave the above safeguarding aspects together with the theory of spaced practice in mind. This means staff can revisit content across the term, ensuring that they deeply understand all of the topics covered in order to keep children safe.

Looking for support with recruiting a new staff member, including how to structure the recruitment and interview process as well as ensuring you’re compliant with pre-employment and safeguarding checks? This pack walks you through the entire process and is ideal for school leaders who are new to leading the recruitment process or who want to improve their confidence and understanding when employing new staff members. comprehensive guidance pack with accompanying templates to help you plan and prepare the entire recruitment process for any role in a school setting, from shortlisting and interviewing, to pre-employment and appointment. Included are thirteen different editable templates to support you in planning the full recruitment process and they’re not specific to certain roles, so can be used again and again each time you’re faced with recruiting a new staff member. However, if you’re looking for role-specific interview questions and tasks, we’ve got this too - see the “What else is available to support recruitment?” question for more details. With this pack, you’ll explore how to design your recruitment timeline, including consideration of what to include in the job description and person specification for the role. It’ll walk you through how to lead and manage an effective shortlisting process, including who to have on your interview panel, plus there are handy letter templates for each stage of the process so you can inform applicants and candidates of the outcomes whilst saving you time. Planning an interview day, including all the tasks, interviews themselves and general organisation, can be daunting but the guidance supports you with how to tackle this. Included are editable templates to plan a timetable for your interview day as well as standard school interview questions you can select from. You may wish to set candidates an interview task as well, and we’ve included a template to support your thinking around this. This pack gives an overview of some of your legal responsibilities during recruitment, including what to add and update on your single central record and the necessary pre-employment and safer recruitment checks that need to take place. Included are checklists to support this, helping you to ensure all necessary checks and processes have taken place. Further resources can be found at honeyguide-sls

Looking to recruit a new special educational needs and/or disabilities co-ordinator (SENDCo)? If you’re thinking about the interview process and what tasks and questions to ask at interview to recruit the right candidate for your school, this SENDCo Interview Pack will support your thinking and save you time in the recruitment process. This pack is also ideal for those applying for a SENDCo role or preparing for an interview. Included in this special educational needs coordinator interview pack are nine different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant SENDCo or SEND leader for your school or academy trust. The job description and person specification will also support you in advertising for a new SENCo so you can attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and SENDCo interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new leader of SEND. Further resources can be found on our website.

Looking to recruit a new member of support staff, such as a teaching assistant, HLTA, learning mentor or similar? If you’re considering what TA intereview questions you might ask to a prospective learning support assistant or what tasks might best work for your setting, this Teaching Assistant Interview Pack can support you create a successful interview day and recruit a new member of your support staff team. This pack is also ideal for anyone applying for the role and wanting to prepare for the interview experience. Included in this TA interview pack are four different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant support staff member for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a new TA or HLTA so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and teaching assistant interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new member of support staff. Further interview resources and supportive materials can be found on our website.

Looking to recruit a new head of year, phase leader or key stage leader? This adaptable Head of Year, Phase and Key Stage Interview Pack can support you appoint a new middle leader. It includes a wide range of interview questions for the different types of role and will allow you to prepare interview tasks that let the prospective candidates show their middle leadership skills, so you can appoint the right head of year, key stage or phase for you setting. This pack is also really helpful for anyone applying for the role so they can know what to expect, including example question with what to look for in a answer response. Included in this HoY, Phase and KS Leader interview pack are four different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant middle leader for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a new phase lead, head of key stage or year group leader, so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and HoY, Phase and Key Stage interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new middle leader. Visit our website for more interview packs, resources & lots more.

Looking to recruit a headteacher, head of school, principal or looking to apply for the role? This set of interview questions will support you with the interview process with guidance on what to look for in the response. Visit our website to find more.

Looking to recruit a classroom teacher who’ll hold additional subject leadership responsibility? If you’re wondering about what questions to ask at interview to recruit the right subject leader for your school, or what tasks you can set for a prospective class teacher and subject lead, this Class Teacher with Subject Leadership Interview Pack can support you throughout the interview process. Included in this teaching and subject leadership interview pack are four different editable interview tasks plus a wide variety of example interview questions so you can find a brilliant subject leader and classroom teacher for your school. The job description and person specification for will also support you in advertising for a more experienced teacher so you attract the right candidates. Use these, alongside the interview tasks and class teacher / subject leader interview questions to create a recruitment package that’s tailored to exactly what your school is looking for in a new classroom teacher. The pack is tailored towards appointing a new classroom teacher who’ll hold subject leadership responsibility alongside their classroom teaching commitment, which will likely be the main part of their role. If your school uses the teacher pay scales, this pack would most likely suit recruitment of someone on M3-M6, or those aiming to move into the upper pay scale in the near future. It’s designed for a teacher who already has classroom experience and is either moving into subject leadership, or who already has subject leadership responsibility, but they’re not yet leading broader, school-wide aspects, such as a phase or year group lead. Find more recruitment packs on our website.

This handy bundle focuses on exploring your financial management skills in order to effectively manage your school budget. Designed for headteachers, business managers or anyone with responsibility for finance in schools, the three resources in this pack can help you determine your current level of understanding about school budget management and, crucially, what knowledge and skills you need to develop to manage the budget effectively. The pack contains: School Budget Management Skills Audit and Self-Evaluation - This 16-page editable Word document contains a wealth of reflective questions that you can work through to determine your current depth of understanding in all areas of school budget management. School Finance Role Handover Checklist - This checklist can be used as a handover document when taking on a role that includes school budget management and covers a range of tasks you may wish to complete, including getting set up on finance management systems, learning about the current budgetary picture and understanding any financial constraints the school is facing. School Finance Glossary - For those new to school finance management, understanding the associated vocabulary, terminology and acronyms can be one of the biggest hurdles to overcome! Written in an easy-to-digest manner, you can keep this glossary to hand when building your skills in school budget management. For this reason, it’s ideal for new heads, academy headteachers or anyone stepping into school budget management for the first time. The skills audit and handover checklist are editable and in Word .docx format while the school finance glossary is in a PDF format.

This handy 18-page editable document (.docx format) is designed to help school finance governors to support and challenge their setting’s headteacher, principal or academy head when planning and setting the school budget. It contains reflective questions to be used in a constructive dialogue in the following areas: Budget planning Budget risk factors, contingency and compliance Income School improvement Contracts and benchmarking Staffing Pupil numbers and class sizes Pupil premium and SEND Deficit and recovery planning (use if applicable to your setting) Budget variation For each question, there’s space to note any discussion outcomes as well as the evidence you’ve gathered to support budget planning decisions. It can be used by both maintained schools and academies where governors or local board members support the academy’s headteacher to plan the budget. Whether you’re a finance link governor, the chair of a governor finance committee or a school leader looking to support your governors, this checklist allows you to work collaboratively and ensure that governors are fulfilling one of the governing body’s core functions of ensuring the sound, proper and effective use of the school’s financial resources.

Often, staffing and supporting the needs of pupils with SEND are closely intertwined but this can have cost implications that are challenging to manage. This 11-page toolkit helps you to explore SEND across your setting while considering the associated staffing costs and potential areas for making savings, including a whole-school understanding of how to use quality first teaching strategies effectively, exploring how individual and group-based interventions can help you make savings without reducing quality and considering if there are ways to support pupils with SEND without solely relying on utilising support staff. Headteachers, principals, academy heads, executive heads or anyone with responsibility and oversight of a school budget will find this pack extremely useful, particularly if cost savings need to be made to create a sustainable budget. The resource is fully editable and is in a Word .docx format.

This budget planning checklist and calendar set is designed to help you with staying on top of managing your budget across the school year. The editable budget planning checklist has suggested tasks to attend to when planning your next budget, including for school improvement planning, curriculum budgeting and expenditure, staffing and payroll, pupil premium and SEND. There are also suggestions for when to follow up and monitor each element across the school year. The accompanying calendar provides a month-by-month overview, giving you a quick and easy breakdown of what to explore each month when it comes to monitoring your budget - you could print it out and pin it to your noticeboard as a handy reminder (plus there’s a print-friendly version included too). The budget planning checklist is an editable Word (.docx) document and the calendar is in PDF format.

While low pupil numbers and high staffing costs have a large impact on the budget, there are ways to make cost savings across other, smaller areas which can add up to large gains. This 13-page toolkit explores maximising income and minimising expenditure across key areas such as procurement, resourcing the curriculum, premises and facilities management, catering and more. Headteachers, principals, academy heads, executive heads or anyone with responsibility and oversight of a school budget will find this pack extremely useful, particularly if cost savings need to be made to create a sustainable budget. This resource is fully editable and is in a Word .docx format.