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Why focus on cognitive challenge - video

Why focus on
cognitive challenge?

In this short video, NACE Challenge and Curriculum Development Director Christabel Shepherd explains why a focus on cognitive challenge for all is a “moral imperative” for schools – at the heart of NACE’s vision and mission, and with the potential to transform the lives of young people across all contexts. Ideal for a quick motivation re-boot, or to share with colleagues as a 3-minute intro to NACE.

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New resources and opportunities
Webinar Recording - Equity in education: challenge for all

WEBINAR RECORDING
Equity in education:
challenge for all

Did you miss our recent live webinar with leading educator and author Morgan Whitfield? It was a brilliant session, with an impressive amount packed into the hour – if you missed it live, or want to recap, the recording is available now.

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From our blog

BLOG POST
6 steps to building an effective pupil voice programme

Melanie Lloyd shares insights and recommendations from her experience of leading on the thriving pupil voice programme at Bishopston Comprehensive School, a NACE Challenge Award-accredited school in Swansea.

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Upcoming events
FREE for all schools

WEBINAR

Challenge in KS3 geography
Wednesday 12 March; online

Free live webinar with the Royal Geographical Society, sharing practical strategies and free online resources to enrich geography provision at KS3.

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Final few days to register!

FREE for members

MEMBER MEETUP

Practical activities
in science

Friday 14 March; Oxfordshire

One-day CPD and networking event exploring approaches to ensure practical activities in science are “minds-on” as well as “hands-on”.

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Final few days to register!

member discount

ONE-DAY COURSE

Leading on challenge and more able
Friday 6 June; Oxfordshire

If Christabel’s video (above) has you inspired but wondering how to put this vision into practice – join our next one-day course for those leading on challenge for all.

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NACE Challenge Development Programme
NACE Challenge Award School Experiences
Visit a Challenge Award-accredited school to learn about the impact of the NACE Challenge Framework and effective approaches to develop and embed high-quality provision for the more able within a whole-school ethos of challenge for all.

Kingswood Academy, Hull
Monday 24 March | BOOK NOW

Carlton Junior and Infant School, Yorkshire
Thursday 1 May | BOOK NOW

Julian's Primary School, London
Tuesday 20 MayBOOK NOW

Greenbank High School, Merseyside
Friday 6 June 
| BOOK NOW

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About our Schools: Improving on Previous Best by Professor Mick Waters and Sir Tim Brighouse

Ross Morrison McGill wrote “this book would make a fabulous door wedge, it’s a beast of a book, but it’s also a fantastic document written by two education giants”. In this book, Professor Mick Waters and Sir Tim Brighouse bring together interviews with 14 secretaries of state. Read this, and your education knowledge will be at the cutting edge of everything and anything happening across the UK education sector.

Log in to our member offers page for discounts on all purchases from Crown House Publishing, including About Our Schools.

Plus: for a recap of past book recommendations, check out our new recommended reading list.

About Our Schools
Featured member

Toot Hill School

A large secondary academy in Nottinghamshire, Toot Hill School has attained the NACE Challenge Award four times and is a NACE Challenge Ambassador School. Its “challenge for all” ethos is evidenced in ambitious curriculum design, teaching-to-the-top pedagogies, and a strong focus on understanding the learning and socio-emotional needs of each student. Read more

To share your school’s experience of working with NACE, contact communications@nace.co.uk

Atom Learning

Atom Learning

Atom Learning was founded by two ex-private-tutors on a mission to improve access to high-quality personalised educational support for young people from all backgrounds. Its core platform, Atom Home, is an adaptive online learning and exam preparation platform designed to support Key Stage 2 pupils in English, maths, science, verbal reasoning and non-verbal reasoning – usually £575.90 per year but…

NEW OFFER! Atom Learning is partnering with NACE to support pupils from under-resourced backgrounds to attain highly at Key Stage 2 by giving them free access to Atom Home. To request access for your students, simply complete this online form.

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