by Georgina Wright | Feb 8, 2023 | Thought leadership
Here at BDSIP, we are proud to announce that we’ve been awarded the Cyber Essentials Plus security industry accreditation. We take cyber security seriously because strong cyber security protects our schools, pupils and colleagues. Cyber Essentials is a...
by Georgina Wright | Dec 28, 2022 | Computing and Data Services
Our local Computing Hub (based at Newstead Wood School in Orpington) has organised a range of training courses for secondary computer science teachers. Some of the courses are delivered online, and some face-to-face. The courses attract a £220 subsidy per course. For...
by Georgina Wright | Dec 5, 2022 | SEND & Inclusion
We’ve all had those children in our class who stand out as not being able to conform to the same rules as the majority of the children: those that just can’t stay in their seats; those that have to come and talk to you at the start of every day; those that call out...
by Georgina Wright | Nov 29, 2022 | SEND & Inclusion
The number of teaching assistants in schools has increased by 20% over the last ten years, with an additional 54, 331 teaching assistants working within schools since 2012 (DfE, 2022). However, this may not be surprising to educators, as the number of students with...
by Georgina Wright | Nov 21, 2022 | SEND & Inclusion
Last year I was fortunate enough to be able to collaborate with a school in the authority looking at children struggling to read in secondary school due to lost learning in the Covid lockdowns. My main concern was that secondary school staff are not taught how...
