Policies Students Teaching and Learning 

Should Pupils Call Teachers By Their First Name?

8th February 201912th February 2019 John Dabell 4648 Views 5 Comments authority, Culture, expertise, first names, Honour, in loco parentis, protocol, Respect, sexism, Tal Fishman, tradition

Reading Time: 4 minutes Are 21st teachers stuck in a time warp?

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Policies Psychology Teaching and Learning 

10 Tips For Understanding Dyslexia

4th February 20193rd February 2019 Lynn How 1444 Views 2 Comments Davis Dyslexia Association International, diagnosis, Dyslexia, Dyslexia Scotland, dyslexia.com, Helen Arkell, medical model, Nessy, Reading, Reading Eggs, Writing

Reading Time: 4 minutes What actually is dyslexia?

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Policies Students Teaching and Learning 

The School Bell: A Necessary Evil?

31st January 201931st January 2019 Nick Burton 1875 Views 7 Comments ability groups, ASD, Autism, bell, clock, inclusion, inclusive teaching, noise, Primary, telling the time, Timetable

Reading Time: 2 minutes Do we really need a school bell?

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Policies Staffing Teaching and Learning 

Who Are The Teachers In Your School?

27th January 201926th January 2019 John Dabell 2334 Views 3 Comments Andrew Moorish, community, Culture, David Woods, inclusive, labels, language, NASA, non-teaching staff, President John F. Kennedy, Safeguarding, Sir Tim Brighouse, teaching staff, team, Values, Vision

Reading Time: 4 minutes Does your language make or break your school?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

What Does Ofsted’s New Framework Say?

20th January 201920th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 8710 Views 3 Comments Amanda Spielman, Bonuses, Consultation, Curriculum, Education Inspection Framework, Freedom Of Information, gender gap, league tables, Ofsted, Parent View, Performance Management, Professor Daniel Muijs, Quality of Education, School Inspection, Sean Harford, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What does Ofsted’s draft consultation say in the proposed inspection framework?

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Leadership Ofsted Policies 

System Leadership and School Improvement

20th January 201918th January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1067 Views 1 Comment accountability, EIF 2019, Football Manager Syndrome, Grading Schools, Local Authority, Local councillor, Macro, Meso, Micro, Ofsted, Outstanding, Requires Improvement, School Inspection, Seth Godin

Reading Time: 1 minute How do we find the next generation of teachers to step up to leadership?

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Behaviour Policies Students 

8 Ways Schools Can Respond To Youth Violence

18th January 201918th January 2019 Steve Warner 750 Views 1 Comment @ali_Cope, @ChesEastPolice, @RealActionUK, @StGilesTrustSOS, Ali Cope, counter-narrative, county lines, Craig Pinkey, criminality, Gangs, Joshua Emmanuel Ribera, marginalisation, Online Safety, Parents, restorative, social disorganisation, The Children's Society, youth violence

Reading Time: 3 minutes What strategies can we use to tackle the challenges of youth violence?

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Curriculum Ofsted Policies 

Will Ofsted Drive Curriculum Reform In Our Schools?

16th January 201916th January 2019 Will Swaithes 4010 Views 1 Comment Amanda Spielman, Behaviour, Consultation, Curriculum, EIF 2019, inadquate, Inspection, leadership, Management, Ofsted, ofsted inspection, Outstanding, personal development, Requires Improvement, Workload

Reading Time: 5 minutes What changes are Ofsted proposing?

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Ofsted Policies Research 

Visits to English Schools by Amanda Spielman

13th January 201923rd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 1432 Views 4 Comments Academies, Amanda Spielman, FOI, Forced Academisation, Free Schools, Freedom Of Information, 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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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

6 Teaching Ideas To Bin in 2019

1st January 20192nd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 9517 Views 13 Comments 2019, American Scientific Association, Appraisal, ASA, Book looks, Curriculum, evidence, Feedback, Graded Lessons, Marking, Measures of Effective Teaching, Ofsted, OfSTED complaints, Ombudsman, Performance Management, Performance-related pay, Professor Rob Coe, Purple Pen, School Inspection, teaching ideas to bin, Threshold, Work Scrutiny

Reading Time: 5 minutes What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2019?

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Assessment Leadership Policies 

Solutions Looking For Problems

18th December 201818th December 2018 Phil Naylor 1161 Views 0 Comments aal$ed.org, Assessment, attainment, audit, CPD, Data, diagnosis, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), engagement, evidence, gap analysis, Intervention, Pupil Premium

Reading Time: 4 minutes What exactly seems to be the problem?

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Ofsted Policies Research 

Why Do Some Schools Require A Second Inspection?

9th December 20188th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1606 Views 4 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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Behaviour Policies Students 

The Exclusion Debate

19th November 201820th November 2018 Sian Edwards 1456 Views 1 Comment alternative provision, Anne Longfield, child-centred, Children's Commisioner, Connexions, county lines, Department of Education, Exclusions, Gangs, off rolling, Parents, Progress 8, Pupil Referral Unit, Tom Bennett

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is excluding a child really the right answer?

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Policies Staff Well Being Workload 

Email Protocol For Schools

12th November 201811th November 2018 Phil Naylor 1793 Views 3 Comments Acas, digital detox, Dr Emma Russell, Email, email protocol, inbox, Kingston University London, Mental Health, Parenting, Pavlovian, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are teachers a slave to emails?

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Interview Leadership Policies 

Toxic Headteacher: When A Bully Plays With Your Career

11th November 201811th November 2018 A Teacher 5153 Views 11 Comments Capability, challenge, manipulative, Ofsted, opposition, Performance Management, Policies, politics, Power, references, Settlement Agreement, teaching unions, toxic schools, Union, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What happens when the education system lets you down?

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Policies Primary Resources 

12 Tips To Engage Reluctant Readers

18th October 201818th October 2018 Laura George 2380 Views 1 Comment Author, book club, book tasting, Drop Everything And Read, Harry Potter, libraries, Literacy, reluctant readers, speaking and listening

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can we motivate children to read?

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Assessment Curriculum Policies 

How To Revolutionise Your Marking Workload

16th October 201818th October 2018 Lynn How 3455 Views 3 Comments accountability, Assessment, BBC, Dame Alison Peacock, Education Endowment Foundation, Feedback, Huntington Research School, Marking, Ofsted, ownership, Research, telegraph, Third Space Learning, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 4 minutes With this approach, could we scrap marking completely?

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