DfE Policies 

Gender Pay Gap: Only One Piece of the Equality Jigsaw

30th May 201831st May 2018 Claire Boyd 828 Views 0 Comments Equality, Gender, gender gap, Gender Pay Gap, Government Equalities Office, leadership, maternity, Maternity Leave, Median Pay Gap, Multi-Academy Trusts, NASUWT, Office for National Statistics, Pay Gap, women

What does the gender pay gap mean for women working in schools? 

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Policies Research Teaching and Learning 

Educational Fad: Lesson Objectives

27th May 20182nd June 2018 John Dabell 1859 Views 0 Comments @PositivTeacha, David Didau, Debra Kidd, Differentiation, Invisible Sun, Lesson Objectives, Made to Measure, Mike Fishback, Mr Pink, Ofsted, Will Thalheimer

  Do your pupils write out their lesson objectives?

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Policies Research Social Media 

Why Do I Want To Study For A Doctorate?

21st April 201828th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1633 Views 10 Comments #TTkitResearch, Cambridge University, Chris Guillebeau, Doctorate, Education Policy, Homerton College, Influence, Joel Comm, Mark Carrigan, PhD, Rutgers University, Scott Harper, social-media, Steve Watson, Supervisor, Tim Jefferis, Twitter, Wolfson College

After school age, why should anyone want to further their knowledge?

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DfE Ofsted Policies 

Can Machine Learning Predict A School Inspection?

12th April 201813th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2767 Views 7 Comments accountability, Data, Department for Education, Inspection, machine learning, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, Ofsted, Paul Moore, School Inspections, UCL

How do OfSTED determine which schools to inspect? 

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International Policies Teaching and Learning 

Why Finland Is Breaking Down Barriers – Literally!

10th March 20189th March 2018 Hollie Jones 1895 Views 4 Comments architecture, Clever Classrooms, David Price OBE, Design, desks, Finland, GERM, Global Education Reform Movement, Graham Brown-Martin, John Dabell, Phenomenon Based Teaching, Project Based Learning, Suomi, tables, Timothy D. Walker, walls

Should we abolish walls and open up learning?

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Policies Teaching and Learning 

Votes for Women: 100 Years On

7th March 20187th March 2018 Claire Boyd 943 Views 0 Comments #pressforprogress, #suffrage100, #TTkit100Women, #vote100, awareness days, democracy, Equality, Parliament UK, Representation of People Act, suffrage, votes for women, watershed moments

What will you be doing to raise awareness of women’s rights?

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Policies Staff Well Being Workload 

Has The Teacher ‘Call To Arms’ Been Heard?

7th March 20182nd April 2018 Holly Gardner 1071 Views 1 Comment #MarkPlanTeach, accountability, Dame Alison Peacock, education system, Emma Knights, government, Michael Tidd, NAHT, Professor Becky Allen, Sir Kevan Collins Sam Freedman, Sir Robin Bosher, TES, Workload

How can the accountability framework be improved?

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Ofsted Policies Teaching and Learning 

Should The Department for Education Ban Lesson Gradings?

4th March 20189th March 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1633 Views 1 Comment Appraisal, Attrition, CPD, Department for Education, DfE, Feedback, Investors In People, Marking, Ofsted, Parent View, Performance-related pay, Professional development, Professor Rob Coe, PRP, Recruitment, Retention, School Inspection, Teacher View, Teaching and Learning, Wellbeing, Workload

To help reduce workload and teacher attrition, should the DfE ban schools from using lesson gradings?

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Coaching Podcasts Policies 

Podcast 10: Claire Young

23rd February 201818th July 2018 Iesha Small 1347 Views 0 Comments Assembly, Claire Young, CPD, Headteacher, inspirational, new zealand rugby team, Podcast, Richard Gerver, School Speakers, Senior Leadership, The Apprentice, Training, Workload

Why do school leaders need to learn to protect their staff from external nonsense?

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DfE Policies Research 

Does Performance Related Pay Make You A Better Teacher?

3rd February 201829th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2461 Views 2 Comments Academies, Appraisal, attainment, classroom observation, Data, Department for Education, evidence, GCSEs, headteachers, LEA< local authority, Main Pay Scale, MPS, outcomes, Performance-related pay, Professor Simon Burgess, PRP, Recruitment, Retention, The Conversation, Threshold, University of Bristol, Upper Pay Scale, UPS, Workload

Does performance related pay make you a better teacher?

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Policies Politics Students 

The Real Disadvantage Gap In Our Schools

21st January 201821st January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3929 Views 0 Comments @Edu_Historian, achievement, Algebra, attainment gap, Disadvantaged, Family, Home, Jack Schneider, Learning, Literacy, Magritte, Massachusetts, Money, poor, Progress, Pupil Premium, Reading, rich, scores, social mobility, socio-economic, Sommerville, Tests, the nook

Does having a family culture and structure at home, which aligns to the values of a school, equate to success?

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Podcasts Policies Politics 

Podcast 1: Suella Fernandes MP

5th January 201818th July 2018 Iesha Small 6604 Views 0 Comments #TTkitPodcast, Brexit, Fareham, Free School, Interview, Katharine Birbalsingh, listeners, Michaela, Michaela Community School, MP, Podcast, radio, Suella Fernandes, Teacher Toolkit Podcast, Wembley, Workload

What makes a great teacher?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

9 Teaching Ideas to Bin in 2018

1st January 201831st December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 12307 Views 22 Comments #OfSTEDBanners, Amanda Spielman, Appraisal, Assessment, banners, Bin, books looks, coloured pens, Data, Department for Education, Graded Lessons, Jarlath O’Brien, Lesson observations, letterheads, logos, Loic Menzies, Marking, MockSTED, Nick Gibb, Ofsted, Performance-related pay, polarisation, Progressive, PRP, Richard Kennett, Senior Leadership, Teaching Ideas, Tom Sherrington, Traditional, work scrutinies, Workload, Yellow Box

What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2018?

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Policies Seasonal Workload 

The 12 Days of Christmas

25th December 201724th December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 1210 Views 0 Comments #MarkPlanTeach, 12 days of Christmas, Assessment, budget, Christmas, Christmas carol, Education, Headteacher, Interventions, Marking, NQTs, Raspberry Pi, School, Seating Plans, teaching, www.raspberrypi.org

What does the twelve days of Christmas look like in your school?

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Leadership Policies Seasonal 

Dear Mrs. Claus

17th December 201723rd December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 1231 Views 0 Comments Assessment, blogs, Book looks, Coaching, coloured pens, Dear Santa, Department for Education, Differentiation, Education, frequency, garded lessons, leadership, Marking, Mrs. Claus, Observations, Ofsted, Policy, Schools, teaching, Wellbeing, Work Scrutiny, Workload

What are you hoping to find under the Christmas tree?

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