A New Outlook: The Life Of A Deputy Headteacher
Reading time, 5 minutes: This blog is a little impromptu. My intention is to offer a snapshot of my first week working as a Deputy Headteacher.
Leadership (Senior)
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No Man’s Land: Moving Between Jobs
Reading time, 6 minutes: Next term there will be thousands and thousands of teachers across the UK, commencing new jobs in schools. In this blog, my deliberations regard the anticipation for those teachers who are in-between past and forthcoming jobs. I am confident, there will be many teachers who will be feeling like they are in ‘No Man’s Land’.
An Education Tour of Duty by @TeacherToolkit
Reading time, 4 minutes: Over the past two weeks, I have been on the educational tour of duty across London and parts of England. This blog is a snapshot of what’s been going on in my world …
The #LastLecture Revisited
Reading time, 4 minutes: In June 2014, I blogged about The Last Lecture as a source of inspiration and reflection of my own vision and values as a teacher. This was a precursor to my vision and values blog: The teacher genetic code. I also shared with the reader, two key questions to answer.
#FormativeLessonObs by @TeacherToolkit and @LeadingLearner
Reading time, 3 minutes: The world of lesson observation is evolving and changing for the better.
When I’m 66
Reading time, 3 minutes: Who have you worked alongside that makes you go, ‘Wow!’?
An In-Tray Exercise: What Would You Do?
Reading time, 4 minutes: What would you do?
#BeyondLessonGrades by @TeacherToolkit and @LeadingLearner
Reading time, 3 minutes: It may be that 2014 will be seen as a pivotal year in changing how we judge the quality of teaching. The move from grading individual lessons to viewing teaching, students’ work and progress over time and in a more sophisticated way has only just begun.
Defunct? The Role Of Observations At Interview
Reading time, 5 minutes: I have a bee in my bonnet and a professional-personal dilemma that I’d like to share with my readers.
The teacher-genetic-code by @TeacherToolkit
Reading time, 4 minutes: Some time ago, I had an annual appraisal review meeting with my headteacher. Of course, I won’t blog the full details here, but I will share the following …
Getting it right: The value of observations (Part 2/2)
Reading time, 3 minutes: In April 2014, I raised “The importance of observations and ‘Getting It Right’ (Part 1)” and highlighted the open versus closed process of “Stepping away from observational judgements and how you can evidence this.
The 5-Minute Change Plan
Reading time, 5 minutes: The idea for this particular 5MinPlan came about, when reviewing our school’s behaviour policy. When considering implementing change you need to think carefully if there is the need for change. The change plan is based on the work of Kotter (1996) and Blanchard et al (2009).