Author: @TeacherToolkit

Ofsted Policies Research 

Why Do Some Schools Require A Second Inspection?

9th December 20188th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 440 Views 2 Comments @Watchsted, Disclosure, Evaluation, FOI, FOI Act, Freedom Of Information, Inaccurate, Inadequate, Inspection Handbook, Inspector, Ofsted, Re-Inspection, Requires Improvement, School Inspection

Reading Time: 6 minutes Why has Ofsted visited some schools more than once?

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DfE Politics Research 

Visits to English Schools by the Secretary of State

3rd December 20183rd December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 800 Views 1 Comment Academy, Community School, Damian Hinds, Department for Education, Early Years, Free School, Freedom Of Information, good, nursery, Outstanding, Primary, State School, Voluntary Aided

Reading Time: 2 minutes Which schools has Damian Hinds visited in his role as Secretary of State for Education?

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DfE Seasonal Teaching and Learning 

Dear Santa, I Write To You For The Teaching Profession …

2nd December 20187th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 834 Views 3 Comments #OfSTEDBanners, accountability, Appraisal, Christmas, Coleman et al, Damian Hinds, Dear Santa, Department for Education, Father Christmas, grading lessons, Knowledge Rich, Mark-Plan-Teach, Ofsted, Outstanding, Performance Management, Professor Robert Coe, School Funding, Special Measures

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are your education hopes and fears for teachers in 2019?

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Coaching Leadership Teaching and Learning 

Critical Friendships: Asking The Right Questions

2nd December 20182nd December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 374 Views 1 Comment Appraisal, Cambridge University, Coaching, Critical Friendships, Doctorate, Dr. Sue Swaffield, EdD, Faculty of Education, leadership, mentoring, Reflection, Structured Conversations, University of Cambridge

Reading Time: 1 minute Do you have someone who can help you to develop critical friendships and critical thinking?

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Teaching and Learning The 5 Minute Series Workload 

Supporting Teacher Workload

29th November 201829th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 716 Views 1 Comment 5 Minute Lesson Plan, 5MinPlan, Angel Solutions, attitudes, Cognition, Curriculum, Fendick, Impact, Implementation, Intent, John Hattie, Knowledge, Lesson planning, Ofsted, Skills, Stickability, success criteria, Teacher Clarity, the 5 minute lesson plan, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes In a busy working week, how can teachers improve their cognitive thinking?

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Curriculum Ofsted Workload 

Can One-Day School Inspections Evaluate Curriculum?

25th November 201824th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 828 Views 5 Comments Assessment, Bold Beginnings, Clare Sealy, Curriculum, Curriculum Maps, Data, Department for Education, EBacc, James Pembroke, Knowledge organisers, Knowledge Rich, Matthew Benyohai, Ofsted, Progress, Progress 8, Schemes of Work, School Inspections, Sean Harford, Tom Sherrington

Reading Time: 4 minutes Can school inspections steer focus away from data, towards a broad curriculum?

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Leadership Research Teaching and Learning 

Critical Friendships: The Tuning Protocol

25th November 201826th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 564 Views 2 Comments 3rd person, Buck Institute of Education, Cambridge University, Coaching, Coalition of Essential Schools, Critical Friendships, Critique, Doctorate, Dr. Sue Swaffield, EdD, Faculty of Education, Feedback, mentoring, Observations, Reflection, Structuring Conversations, The Tuning Protocol, University of Cambridge

Reading Time: 3 minutes What feedback methods can schools use, to improve teachers and form critical friendships?

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Blogging Parenting Students 

A Boy Called Freddie …

18th November 201819th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 857 Views 2 Comments Admissions, Blogging, child development, Childhood, development, Family, Freddie McGill, growth, Nick Gibb, Parenting, Parents, Paretning, Premature, Premature babies, Premature Birth, Prematurity, redundancy, Special Educational Needs, Summer Born, World Prematurity Day

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you know how this website started?

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International Publication Research 

What Do The British Public Think About Teachers?

18th November 201813th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 772 Views 2 Comments British Public, Finland, Gloabl Teacher Status Index, OECD, Performance Management, Pisa, Salary, Singapore, status, Teacher Index, Teacher Status, teachers, teaching, The Varkey Foundation, United Kingdom, Working Hours, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes What is the status of teachers in the United Kingdom?

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Leadership Middle Leadership Research 

Can Schools Reform Performance Related Pay?

7th November 20187th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 813 Views 5 Comments Appraisal, ASA, Brown University, Collective Teacher Efficacy, Continued Professional Development, Freedom Of Information, Gary Rubinstein, leadership, Michael Gove, Observations, Ofsted, Open Doors, Performance Management, Performance-related pay, Professor Becky Allen, Professor John Hattie, Sam Sims, The Teacher Gap, Visible Learning

Reading Time: 5 minutes Is it time to move performance appraisal away from individual teachers, to a collective target across an organisation? 

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CPD Research Teaching and Learning 

25 Years Researching Teaching and Learning

5th November 20183rd December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 5357 Views 0 Comments #MarkPlanTeach, Bloomsbury Education, Classroom resources, Continued Professional Development, CPD, EduSketch, free resource, Mark-Plan-Teach, Marking, Oliver Caviglioli, planning, Resources, Sketchnote, teaching

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is it possible to capture 25 years of teaching and learning in a 3-minute read, or in a one-page summary?

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Curriculum Leadership Ofsted 

How Should Ofsted Reform Itself?

3rd November 20183rd November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 558 Views 0 Comments accountability, Amanda Spielman, Complaints Process, Curriculum, Evidence Base, Finland, machine learning, National Audit Office, NfER, Ofsted, OfSTED complaints, reform, Singapore, YouGov

Reading Time: 2 minutes How far Ofsted is prepared to hide from accountability behind the threat of costs to children?

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Mental Health Staff Well Being Workload 

How Are We Supporting Teachers’ Mental Health?

28th October 201825th October 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1928 Views 1 Comment Absence, Education Support Partnership, Employee Assistance Programme, leadership, Mental Health, School Leader, Stress, Teacher Wellbeing Index 2018, Wellbeing, Work-life balance, workforce, Workload, Workload Challenge

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are school leaders facing the brunt of external accountability and teacher workload?

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Psychology Research Teaching and Learning 

17 Teaching Principles of Effective Instruction

21st October 201828th October 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3472 Views 1 Comment American Educator, Barak Rosenshine, Cognitive Support, Concrete Examples, Dual Coding, Effective Teaching, Elaborating, Guided Practice, Long Term Memory, Memory, Modelling, plenary, practice, Questioning, Review, Rote Learning, University of Illinois

Reading Time: 5 minutes What makes a teacher, highly effective?

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Publication Research Teacher Training 

How Can A Teacher Decipher Their Perceptions Of Development?

14th October 201817th October 2018 @TeacherToolkit 924 Views 0 Comments Alan Floyd, Doctorate, Dr. Elaine Watson, EdD, Faculty of Education, Hilary Lindsay, Lucinda Kerawalla, Researching Practitioner Development Framework, RPDF, University of Cambridge, Wolfson College

Reading Time: 3 minutes Where do you begin, and which way should you go, when commencing a doctorate? 

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CPD Curriculum International 

What Can We Learn From The Ministry Of Defence?

7th October 201821st November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 952 Views 0 Comments #TTkitCPD, Afnorth, Akrotiri School, Attenborough School, Ayios Nikolaos School, Ben Turner, Bielefeld School, Bishopspark School, British Families Education Service, British Forces School, Cyprus, Dhekelia School, Emma Bryson, Episkopi School, Falkland Islands, Germany, Gibraltar, Gütersloh, Haig School, Holland, Hornbill School, Italy, John Buchan School, King Richard School, King's School, Ministry Of Defence, Mount Pleasant School, NAHT, Queen Victoria School, Scotland, Service Children's Education, SHAPE School, St Christopher's FS, St David's School, St Johns School, Teacher Training

Reading Time: 4 minutes What is it like to teach in a British Forces school?

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Coaching CPD Leadership 

How To Use The Feedback Box To Improve Performance

7th October 20187th October 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1238 Views 1 Comment Coaching, even better if, GROW, John Hattie, Krogerus, Lesosn Gradings, PPIPL, solution focused questioning, Structured Conversations, Talmud, the decision book, The Feedback Box, Tschappeler, UCL Institute of Education, Verbal Feedback, Verbal Feedback Project, what went well

Reading Time: 2 minutes How do you provide feedback to students or teachers?

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