Karen Watch

Karen Watch

I’m an Attendance Adviser and BDSIP’s DSL. I was inspired to join BDSIP because of their enthusiasm for what I could bring to their vision for the organisation, one which prioritises high quality support for schools and young people. My role involves meeting with...
Tracy Evans

Tracy Evans

I am the Lead Attendance Advisor for BDSIP and enjoy supporting a team of amazing people that have the same ethos as myself which is to support families and young people within the education system, removing barriers and seeking solutions to attendance concerns whilst...
Diversity and the Science Curriculum

Diversity and the Science Curriculum

The focus on diversity in the science curriculum is nothing new. Indeed, prior to the current discussion around race and social justice, teachers of STEM subjects were grappling with the gender gap and in response to this, Teach First launched their STEMinisim...
Improving Literacy in the Borough

Improving Literacy in the Borough

Good literacy skills – the ability to read, write and communicate confidently – are the building blocks to all learning. The most recent data published by the DfE in 2019, National curriculum assessments at KS2 in England, indicates that around four in ten...
Designing the SEND Curriculum

Designing the SEND Curriculum

There has been a lot of discussion over the last year about the SEND curriculum. However, it’s important to start with establishing what it is not. It is not an ‘off the shelf’ pre-packaged product that we can hand over to our teachers or teaching...
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