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CPD Leadership Staff Well Being 

Doing A Learning Walk On Yourself!

14th January 201914th January 2019 Neil Donlan 215 Views 2 Comments #LearningPit, Assessment, Clever Classrooms, Curriculum, Feedback, Learning Walks, lesson observation, metacognition, Scrutiny, Self-Reflection, Verbal Feedback

Reading Time: 3 minutes Could a visit to yourself in your classroom improve your practice?

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Mental Health Recruitment Staff Well Being 

5 Things I Learned From Quitting Teaching

14th January 201914th January 2019 Andy Milne 363 Views 1 Comment Attrition, breakdown, burnout, Mental Health, quit, Quit Teaching, Relationships, Resignation, Retention, Staffing, Stress, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What did I learn from quitting my teaching job?

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Behaviour DfE Leadership 

When Teachers Behave Badly

13th January 201913th January 2019 John Dabell 1276 Views 0 Comments Barrett, Behaviour, British Values, Bullying, code of conduct, David E, ethics, integrity, IPSOS, Ipsos MORI, Misconduct, professional standards, Professionalism, public interest, Safeguarding, Sir Robert Francis QC, Teachers' Standards, Trust, Twitter, violations, Whistleblowing

Reading Time: 5 minutes What should reasonably be expected of a teacher?

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Ofsted Policies Research 

Visits to English Schools by Amanda Spielman

13th January 201912th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 430 Views 4 Comments Academies, Amanda Spielman, FOI, Forced Academisation, Free Schools, Freedom Of, good, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector, High Speed Rail School, Inspection, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, Ofsted, Outstanding, Requires Improvement, School Inspection, School Visits, TES

Reading Time: 3 minutes Which schools has Amanda Spielman visited since her appointment as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector?

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Blogging Social Media Writing 

Teacher-Blogger Request 2019

12th January 201912th January 2019 Holly Gardner 350 Views 5 Comments 2019, advertising, Analytics, Author, authors, Blogger, Blogger Request, Coding, Resources, SEO, social-media, TeacherToolkit Team, Values, Views, Vision, Visitors, Wordpress, Writing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Could you be the next blogger for Teacher Toolkit?

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Leadership Pastoral Students 

Beyond The Gate: 12 Risk Factors Of Youth Violence

11th January 201911th January 2019 Steve Warner 310 Views 0 Comments #knifefree, Alison Cope, Behaviour, Children's Commissioner, county lines, Craig Pinkey, Early Intervention Foundation, father deficit, Gang culture, Gangs, Heads Together, knife crime, Mentally healthy schools, nspcc.org, Safeguarding, Sheldon Thomas, St Giles Trust, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, The St Giles Trust SOS Project, The Times, youth violence

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can schools identify those most at risk?

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Assessment Behaviour Teaching and Learning 

Top 10 ‘Afternoon’ Teaching Strategies

10th January 20199th January 2019 Tom Davidson 547 Views 0 Comments Apprentice, Behaviour, Blockbuster, classroom strategies, Creativity, decision making, Don Draper, fact-checking, fake news, Jo Jonah Jameson, Knowledge organisers, LKMco, News roleplay, oracy, peer teaching, Pomodoro technique, Problem Solving, Revision, scavenger hunt, Speakers Corner, Teaching Ideas

Reading Time: 4 minutes What ‘end of the week’ teaching ideas do you have up your sleeve?

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Assessment Curriculum Teaching and Learning 

Colour-Coded Differentiation

9th January 20199th January 2019 John Dabell 2554 Views 0 Comments ability grouping, achievement, Colour Blind Awareness, colour coding, Data, Differentiation, Disadvantage, diversity, division, Isabella Wallace, Jayne Bartlett, labels, Leah Kirkman, obstacles, Pimp My Lesson, racism, Seating Plans, segregation, spreadsheets, Sue Cowley, worksheets

Reading Time: 3 minutes Why should we ditch colour-coded worksheets?

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Assessment Students Teaching and Learning 

5 Tips For Live Displays

8th January 20196th January 2019 Helen Sharpe 629 Views 0 Comments Alex Quigley, Andy Tharby, classroom displays, Clever Classrooms, content, David Didau, displays, distraction, Doug Lemov, HEAD project, Literacy, live modelling, Mary Shelley, Memory, Peps Mccrae, Presentation

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we improve our displays?

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CPD Review Technology 

Smarter Professional Development

8th January 201910th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 357 Views AI, Artificial Intelligence, ASCL, Association of School and College Leaders, augmented reality, CENTURY Tech, Clarity, consistency, content, continued progessional development, CPD, digital safety, Doctorate, neuroscience, Priya Lakhani, Product Review, Professional development, smarterCPD, social-media

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can teachers and schools gain access to the professional development they need?

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NQTs Research Teaching and Learning 

Lesson Observation: “Not terrible though?”

7th January 20196th January 2019 Phil Naylor 449 Views 0 Comments BBC2, Behaviour, Bill Gates, Castle School Education Trust (CSET), Coaching, cognitive bias, Doug Lemov, Dylan Wiliam, Feedback, initial teacher training, Lesson observations, Ofsted, ResearchEd, School, Teacher Development Trust

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we improve our lesson observations?

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Leadership Pastoral Students 

5 Tips For Succeeding As A Head of Year

7th January 20195th January 2019 Dan Hallsworth 719 Views 1 Comment counsellor, Expectations, Head of Year, listening, Maslow's Hierarchy of needs, Mental Health, Pastoral, prioritise, Relationships, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you have what it takes to be a Head of Year?

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DfE Politics Research 

Visits to English Schools by Nick Gibb MP

6th January 20196th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 511 Views 0 Comments Academy, Department for Education, FOI, Freedom Of Information, London, Minister for School Standards, Nick Gibb, Outstanding, Requires Improvement, School Visits

Reading Time: 3 minutes Which schools has Nick GIbb MP visited in his role as Minister for School Standards?

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Leadership The 5 Minute Series Workload 

15 Workload Tips For Schools

6th January 201929th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1055 Views 0 Comments 5 Minute Lesson Plan, 5MinChangePlan, 5MinSeries, Attrition, Continued Professional Development, Department for Education, Emails, James Callaghan, Marking, Ruskin College, Stratgey, The 5 Minute Workload Plan, Wellbeing, Workload, world economic forum

Reading Time: 2 minutes What will your school do this year to reduce teacher workload?

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Politics Recruitment Staffing 

Glorified Babysitting? 4 Common Teaching Misconceptions

5th January 20195th January 2019 Nick Burton 729 Views 0 Comments babysitters, budget cuts, Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), holidays, misconceptions, National Curriculum, National Education Union, National Union of Teachers, Pay, Retention

Reading Time: 4 minutes Why don’t we value teachers enough?

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Leadership Publication Resources 

Book Review: Taught Not Caught

4th January 20197th January 2019 Rob Higgins 386 Views 0 Comments character, Character Education, Creativity, Determination, EBacc, Grit, Independent School, Nicky Morgan MP, Oxbridge, Policy Exchange, Resilience, Taught Not Caught

Reading Time: 2 minutes What will you be reading this year?

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International Recruitment Teaching and Learning 

Be A Limited Resources Teacher Training Fellow

3rd January 20193rd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 652 Views 0 Comments Africa, Andrea Bateman, Lake Kivu, Limited Resources Teacher Training, LRTT, Mark-Plan-Teach, Nyamasheke District, Rhea Parekh, Rwanda, technology

Reading Time: 2 minutes What is it like teaching in Rwanda?

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