Steve Chalke

Feb 19, 2024 | teachwire.net | Steve Chalke

SecondaryHealth & Wellbeing As rates of persistent absence continue to climb, what can schools and policymakers do about it?

Jan 26, 2024 | teachwire.net | Rob Wraith |Steve Chalke |Gordon Cairns

Secondary Let’s stop writing feedback no one ever reads and instead embrace a smarter, more verbal approach to marking, says Gordon Cairns by To the surprise of no one familiar with the sight of a stack of marking on the kitchen table after a day’s teaching, a 2018 DfE report on staff retention found that a key reason for teachers leaving the profession was workload issues – and particularly the volume of marking.

Oct 10, 2023 | tes.com | Steve Chalke

The staff at Michael’s school suspected he was being abused when he arrived with significant bruising. As was their legal duty, they referred him to social services. The police interviewed him, removed him from home, and he was taken into care overnight. However, when social services reviewed his case, they said Michael did not meet their threshold to be taken into care. He was returned home.

Sep 28, 2023 | express.co.uk | Steve Chalke

The tragic murder of teenager Elianne Andam in Croydon is devastating. This loss of another young life is horribly familiar, but we should never fail to be shocked, and we should redouble our efforts to break the cycles of teenage violence. Oasis has spent many years working alongside the community in Croydon. We run academy schools, youth, and community projects, and I was born, grew up and raised my children there.

Aug 2, 2023 | tes.com | Steve Chalke

The summer holidays can be an amazing time for children with parents in good jobs, with generous holiday entitlement, who may be able to work from home, too. Six weeks of family time can create some of the most magical memories of a child’s life. Yet, as a recent survey revealed, six in 10 families can’t afford holiday clubs, time off work or family trips out during the holidays.