The Impact of #SLTchat across the UK
Reading time, 5 minutes: Over the past 13 months, I have watched @SLTchat grow and establish the #SLTchat hashtag for education on social-media. This has not been a solo effort and one I wish to highlight here.
Leadership (Senior)
All things on school leadership from the @TeacherToolkit website. Browse through this blog category and feel free to comment or share these blogs articles.
The 5-Minute Exams Results Analysis
Reading time, 4 minutes: The beginning of many school years often starts with an analysis of the previous year’s results. This can be a complex and time-consuming business which can send a number of more “statistically challenged” teachers heading for a darkened room to lie down in. There is a balance to strike between having enough data to analyse […]
The true costs of teaching and #CPD training, by @TeacherToolkit
Reading time, 5 minutes: Do you lead whole-school teacher-training? Attend INSET days? Go on a course out of school? Then consider these CPD costs and effect-sizes (informal) on you and your school. The article by Sam Ellis (ASCL‘s Funding specialist) published in Leader Magazine (December 2012), still resonates with me. So much so, I want to take his article, […]
Your Typical Head of Design and Technology
Reading time, 3 minutes: A typical Head of Technology no matter what their discipline loves making things. They HOD of Maths, at HVC, said to me the other day in the staff room ‘All you do in technology is have fun making things’ and my response was ‘yes you are right and we get paid for it!’
Leadership Teacher Recruitment
Reading time, < 1 minuteThis is my full presentation discussed on 14th May 2013 at #SLTeachMeet (2) in London. The salubrious surroundings of The Russell Hotel were provided to us by @OptimusEd. A huge thank you to Russell at Optimus.
Educational Leadership and Management
Reading time, 4 minutes: On Tuesday 7th May 2013, as a direct result of a Twitter-troll – I was invited to The House Of Commons in Westminster. There are some benefits resulting from an attack of a Twitter-trolls… This is one of them!
#Confidential
Reading time, < 1 minuteIf you want people to listen; tell them it’s confidential…
12 Days of Christmas, My Headteacher Gave To Me
Reading time, 2 minutes: Some light-hearted fun for the Christmas season …
#SLTeachMeet – watch the video & audio archives
Reading time, < 1 minuteWhat an amazing evening! Thank you everyone involved. @GuardianTeach for the venue, @MrLockyer for co-spawning the idea and making it happen…. @EyeBeams for eveything I have posted below and allowing the entire world to be able to view this shared-practice….and finally to our sponsors @Dragon_Edu, @InnovateMySchl, @SteljesGroup, @Oddizzi and of course @GuardianTeach. View the content […]
A War of Nerves
Reading time, 3 minutes: Trying to win over the hearts and minds of potential students and parents is no easy feat – in many aspects it’s as daunting as facing the dreaded Ofsted inspector, says Ross Morrison McGill.
@TeacherToolkit presents #SLTchat and @SLTchat at #TMEssex
Reading time, 2 minutes: On Monday 16th November, I attended and presented at my first Teach Meet, #TMEssex. The evening was amazing! So I am going to say this three times… If you ever have the opportuntiy to attend a Teach Meet – do it! 2. If you ever have the opportuntiy to attend a Teach Meet – do […]
Bad Training Days: What To Avoid
Reading time, 6 minutes: How can we make in-house CPD sessions more engaging and useful for teachers?