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Conference International Teaching and Learning 

Teaching and Learning in Switzerland

9th March 20199th March 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1004 Views 0 Comments Alison Schofield, Basel, College Alpin Beau Soleil, Conference, Dr. Kendall Zoller, Germany, International School Basel, Jennifer Wathall, La Cote Internationale School, Louise Penrice, Prof. Danny Brassell, Professor Andy Hargreaves, SGIS, Spain, Swiss Group of Independent Schools, Switzerland, UAE, Villars Sur Ollon

Reading Time: 5 minutes How does high stakes accountability in England compare with international and independent schools?

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Podcasts Research Teaching and Learning 

Podcast 42: Why Are Teachers Training In Their Spare Time?

9th March 20199th March 2019 Joshua McGovern 745 Views 1 Comment #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, CPD, Dr. Carolina Kuepper-Tetzel, Dundee, Dundee University, Professional development, Pyschology, Research, Ross Morrison McGill, The Learning Scientists, Training, University, University of Dundee

Reading Time: 1 minute Why do teachers often have to attend professional development in their spare time?

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CPD Leadership Teaching and Learning 

#1MinCPD: Ready For Leadership?

6th March 20196th March 2019 Hanna Beech 585 Views 0 Comments #1minCPD, career, expertise, leadership, Middle Leadership

Reading Time: 1 minute Are you wondering if you’re ready to step into leadership?

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Leadership Policies Teacher Training 

Risk-Averse Schools Drive Me “Potty”

4th March 20193rd March 2019 John Dabell 2173 Views 2 Comments Art, bacteria, CLEAPPS, craft, danger, Design and Technology, germs, handwashing, Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Mike Fairclough, Myth Busting, Ofsted, paranoia, Risk, risk assessment, toilet rolls, urban myth

Reading Time: 4 minutes Has your school banned toilet rolls?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

Your School Is Stuck!

3rd March 201926th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 709 Views 2 Comments Department for Education, Disadvantage, disadvantaged pupils, disadvantaged schools, East Midlands, Education Datalab, FFT, Humberside, Ofsted, Ofsted gradings, Requires Improvement, School Inspections, social mobility, Stuck, Stuck Schools

Reading Time: 2 minutes Imagine working in a crap school?

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Curriculum Ofsted Podcasts 

Podcast 41: How Can You Enrich The Curriculum?

2nd March 20199th March 2019 Joshua McGovern 1000 Views 0 Comments #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, Creativity, Curriculum, enrichment, Gallimaufry, Inspection, leadership, Mary Myatt, observation, Ofsted, Primary, School Improvement, secondary, WomenEd

Reading Time: 1 minute How can you improve the way you deliver the curriculum in your school?

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CPD Ofsted Teacher Training 

The Power of Partnership

2nd March 20192nd March 2019 Nick Burton 567 Views 1 Comment austerity, child-centred, Collaboration, Competition, CPD, Friedrich Froebel, Inequality, Ofsted, partnership, postcode lottery, Professional development, school budgets

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do teachers really work in partnership with each other? 

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Assessment CPD Teaching and Learning 

#1MinCPD: Table Arrangement Choices

27th February 201920th February 2019 Hanna Beech 1135 Views 0 Comments #1minCPD, Assessment, Behaviour, Classroom Management, desks, groups, horseshoe, pairs, rows, seating plan, tables

Reading Time: 1 minute How should you organise the desks in your classroom?

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Resources Review Workload 

Licence To Copy

26th February 201926th February 2019 Holly Gardner 762 Views campaign, CLA, Copyright, Copyright Licensing Agency, Graham Elsdon, licence to copy, permission, Product Review, Resources, schools blog, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes How does copyright affect your use of books and resources?

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Assessment Primary Teaching and Learning 

8 Tips For Making Marking More Manageable

25th February 201924th February 2019 Ed Davis 1598 Views 0 Comments Assessment, Formative Assessment, highlighters, Marking, success criteria, Summative Assessment, The Blue Box, Verbal Feedback, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What do teachers hate the most about teaching?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

10 Senior Leadership Resolutions

25th February 201923rd February 2019 David Howe 951 Views 0 Comments continuous improvement, CPD, Expectations, learning walk, moral purpose, New Year resolutions, professional promises, Progress, social justice, talent, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Have you revisited your new year resolutions yet?

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Leadership Policies Teaching and Learning 

Probably The Best Teaching and Learning In The World

24th February 201924th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1287 Views 1 Comment accountability, autonomy, common vernacular, Compliance, consistency, Feedback, Great Kingshill Combined School, High Wycombe, Mark-Plan-Teach, Marking, Mental Health, Ofsted, Policy, School Inspection, school policies, Statutory, Suzanne Best, Teaching and Learning, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can schools secure the balance between autonomy and accountability in the classroom?

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Curriculum Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

The Curriculum Locomotion

24th February 201924th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 892 Views 1 Comment #EIF2019, 1944, 1988, 1988 Education Reform Act, Butler Education Act, Consultation, Curriculum, Data, David Blunkett, EBacc, ed balls, Education Act, education ministers, England, Foreign Affiars, Gillian Shephard, Kylie Minogue, Learning Walks, Michael Gove, National Curriculum, Ofsted, Richard Austen Butler, Romans, Sir Cyril Norwood, The Locomotion, Wales, White Paper, Winston Churchill

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is ‘curriculum’ the emperor’s new clothes?

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Research Teaching and Learning Technology 

Do Your Pupils Sit On Cheap Seats?

23rd February 201923rd February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 784 Views 1 Comment Behaviour, BETT Show, BETT Show 2019, Blackboard, Cheap Seats, Classroom, Cognitive Science, Dual Coding, EdTech, Epson, Examinations, ICT, OHP, outcomes, Product Review, Projector, Quiz, Research, seating plan, Seating Plans, technology, Whiteborad

Reading Time: 5 minutes Are pupils’ and their examination outcomes restricted by where they are seated in class?

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International Research Teaching and Learning 

Do Small Class Sizes Have Any Impact?

18th February 201918th February 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1467 Views 7 Comments achievement, Average Class Size, Campbell Collaboration, Class Sizes, Mathematics, Netherlands, Norway, Reading, Research, student-teacher ratio, UK, USA

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do small class sizes improve student achievement in primary and secondary schools?

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Podcasts Teaching and Learning Technology 

Podcast 40: How Can You Protect Your Wellbeing?

17th February 20199th March 2019 Joshua McGovern 1147 Views 0 Comments #TTkit100Women, #TTkitPodcast, achievement, Bukky Yusuf, Curriculum, Interview, Mental Health, mobile technology, Podcast, science, Wellbeing, WomenEd, Work-life balance, Workload

Reading Time: 1 minute Why is it important to “down tools” at the weekend?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Staffing 

35 Things Great Headteachers Do

16th February 201915th February 2019 John Dabell 3723 Views 2 Comments @southgloshead, Andrew Moorish, Andy Buck, Dan Buettner, Expectations, fellowship, leadership, Relationships, School Community, Sir John Dunford, staff, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is your headteacher a people person?

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