Ofsted Policies Research 

Visits to English Schools by Amanda Spielman

13th January 201923rd January 2019 @TeacherToolkit 948 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 7252 Views 12 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 916 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 1250 Views 3 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 1005 Views 0 Comments 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 1314 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 2430 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 1898 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 2562 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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Curriculum Ofsted Policies 

Will OfSTED Dictate The Curriculum Agenda?

30th September 201829th September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1620 Views 2 Comments #Bananas, Amanda Spielman, Bold Beginnings, Curriculum, EBacc, English Baccalaureate, Freedom Of Information, Knowledge, Knowledge Rich, Ofsted, qualitative, qualitative research, Requires Improvement, Research

Reading Time: 4 minutes What will the school inspection revolution ask schools do next?

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Parenting Policies Staff Well Being 

How To Make The Most Of Keep In Touch Days

28th September 201828th September 2018 Helen Gornall 1641 Views 1 Comment CPD, Head of Department, keep in touch, KIT days, Maternity Leave, parental leave, paternity leave, training days

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can you Keep In Touch when on parental leave?

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DfE Policies Politics 

The Truth About Teacher Pay Rises

25th September 201826th September 2018 Ian McDaid 1790 Views 2 Comments budget, Damian Hinds, Department for Education, DfE, Funding, Liz Truss, Pay, Pay and Conditions, pay grant, pay increase, Pay Rise, Pupil Premium, Salary, school budget, teacher salary, teachers pay review body

Reading Time: 2 minutes Where exactly is the money coming from to fund an increase in teacher pay?

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Policies Publication Research 

What Impact Does Accountability Have On Education?

23rd September 201823rd September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2148 Views 2 Comments accountability, Assessment, Australia, Canada, Curriculum, England, Estonia, Evaluation, Finland, Germany, high-stakes accountability, Japan, Massachusetts, NAHT, NAHT Accountability Commission, National Foundation for Educational Research, New Zealand, NfER, OECD, Ofsted, Pisa, Poland, Rankings, Singapore, Sweden, USA, Wales

Reading Time: 2 minutes How can we improve school accountability in England?

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DfE Leadership Policies 

If Damian Hinds Were A Headteacher …

16th September 201815th September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1847 Views 0 Comments Damian Hinds, Department for Education, Grammar Schools, Mark-Plan-Teach, Nick Gibb, Pay Rise, sabbatical, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes What would it be like if the Secretary of State for Education were a school headteacher?

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Policies Recruitment Staff Well Being 

Teaching Ideas To Bin: Appraisal

15th September 201815th September 2018 John Dabell 1012 Views 0 Comments Appraisal, ASA, leadership, Line Management, Michael Gove, Performance Management, Performance-related pay, PRP, Statutory, teaching ideas to bin, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 1 minute When was your last performance appraisal?

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Policies Research Teaching and Learning 

Teaching Ideas To Bin: Progressive Versus Traditional

9th September 20187th September 2018 John Dabell 1224 Views 1 Comment Classroom, Outstanding, Progressive, Richard Kennett, teaching style, teaching theory, Traditional

Reading Time: 2 minutes Why does the progressive-traditional debate still rage on?

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Policies Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

Teaching Ideas To Bin: Graded Lesson Observations

1st September 20181st September 2018 John Dabell 1143 Views 3 Comments Lesson observations, Measures of effective teaching project, Research, Robert Coe

Reading Time: 1 minute Is your school still grading lesson observations?

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