Year 4 have had their first afternoon on their residential and it was great fun, messing about in boats! There was lots of teamwork and perseverance. Well done to everybody.

Please see the link from the National Online Safety Team for a You Tube Guide for Parents and Carers #wakeup #onlinesafety Please help them spread the message by retweeting x.com/natonlinesafet…

This is a really useful resource for parents and carers to help keep their children safe online. Have a look at the guide and see what you think.

Take a look at our new blog entitled School Improvement Today. The first post might help your school consider how to start to look at the design of the new knowledge rich curriculum ycatschools.co.uk/blog/starting-…

Moving to a knowledge rich curriculum needs knowledge rich teaching. Next week’s blog provides more support.

The YCAT blog today, entitled 'Knowledge-Rich Curriculum-Working Memory', concentrates on shifting the focus of teaching to knowledge acquisition, particularly with regard to working memory. ycatschools.co.uk/blog/starting-…

Bilton Grange staff enjoying their recent Emergency First Aid at work training by David Leybourne Gale Filburn

Please take a look at our new blog out today that focuses on the way teaching is able to help pupils’ remember more in their long term memory. We share our experiment on a more knowledge rich approach to lesson evaluation. ycatschools.co.uk/blog/how-to-ma…

This week’s blog considers the challenges  of implementing planned sequenced units of essential knowledge in foundation subjects across KS2. Our work developing a new approach to history is shared. ycatschools.co.uk/blog/making-st…

Subject leaders have a key role in the change to a more knowledge rich curriculum. This week's blog focuses on ways to support leaders in their new role. ycatschools.co.uk/blog/deepening…

This week’s SCITT session focused on Research Lesson Studies. Training our future teachers in the theory and practice of improvement strategies to grow the culture of the self-improving classroom. #YSCITT #primary #getintoteaching

What fantastic Easter designs by the children in KS1 and EYFS at Bilton Grange!

Yorkshire Inclusive TSA is delighted to announce that we are working in partnership with HART of Yorkshire SCITT to provide first class primary Initial Teacher Training. We look forward to meeting you at our next information evening at John Jamieson School 3rd May 2018 5pm start

YCAT Training Day focus was deepening learning for moderation of writing and TAs support to pupils. Mental Health sessions for all staff included mindfulness ,yoga, resilience, aromatherapy and coaching for a healthy lifestyle.

We joined Cressida Cowell to launch her Free Writing Friday campaign with primary pupils in Surrey from National Literacy Trust: literacytrust.org.uk/news/free-writ…

Never underestimate the power of live theatre! Our KS2 children and staff had a wonderful experience this week, watching A Heart at Sea at The Old School House. Thank you x.com/TLeyburn/statu…

On Friday 18th May, we had a whole school picnic and cake sale to celebrate the Royal Wedding. We made £186 and the money is going to @Streetgames, one of the seven charities chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Here are some of the wonderful cakes brought in.