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From Novice to Expert: Building Flexible Knowledge Across the Primary Curriculum
Episode Title: From Novice to Expert: Building Knowledge Across the Primary Curriculum Description:How do children really learn to think critically? In this episode, Rachael explains how knowledge builds across the...
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Feedback That Changes the Learners... Not Just the 'Work'!
Written marking takes hours… but does it really change learning?
In this episode of The Leadership Lens, I share how our school moved away from time-consuming marking towards feedback that actually transforms...
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Beyond Pub Quizzes: Retrieval Practice That Works
Episode Summary In this episode of The Leadership Lens, Rachael Snowdon-Poole takes us inside her own school’s journey with retrieval practice — the scepticism, the design choices, and the lessons learned along the...
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Curriculum by Design in the Early Years - The Specific Areas of Learning
In this episode of The Leadership Lens, Rachael Snowdon-Poole unpacks the EYFS specific areas of learning and how to teach them by design, not by chance. We start with Mathematics (joy, purpose and intentional talk),...
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Learning That Lasts: Embedding the Prime Areas in EYFS - Free Episode
In this episode of The Leadership Lens, Rachael Snowdon-Poole explores the three prime areas of learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage — communication and language, personal, social and emotional development,...
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Strong Foundations: Why EYFS Leadership Shapes the Whole School
Strong Foundations: Why EYFS Leadership Shapes the Whole School
In this episode of The Leadership Lens, Rachael Snowdon-Poole unpacks why the Strong Foundations in the First Years guidance is one of the most important...
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Alternative Provision: The Fundamentals - Episode 4 - Free Members' Hub
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In this episode of The Leadership Lens, Rachael Snowdon-Poole explores one of the most critical – and often misunderstood – areas of school leadership: Alternative Provision (AP). With more pupils...
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Safeguarding In Schools - What Every Leader Needs to Know - Episode 1
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Episode Title: Safeguarding in Schools - What Every Leader Needs to Know
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Safeguarding isn’t just compliance — it’s culture. In this very first episode of The...
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Safeguarding and Inspection: A 'Deep Dive' into What Every Leader Needs to Know - Episode 2
Safeguarding and Inspection: A 'Deep Dive' into What Every Leader Needs to Know Episode 2 – Free Version
Welcome back to The Leadership Lens with me, Rachael Snowdon-Poole — headteacher, Trust leader, Trust...
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Safeguarding: What Ofsted Will Ask - and How to Be Ready - Episode 3
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One of the biggest inspection worries leaders share with me is: what will inspectors ask about safeguarding — and how do I make sure everyone is ready to answer?
In this episode of The Leadership...
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