Appraisal

Research Review Staff Well Being 

The 69 Questions School Leaders Should Ask Staff

5th December 20185th December 2018 Holly Gardner 772 Views Appraisal, Department for Education, Feedback, Google Form, Governors, leadership, Net Promoter Score, Occupational Hazard, OECD, Ofsted, Product Review, questionnaire, school staff surveys, staff feedback, Staff Survey, Survey, SurveyMonkey, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Could staff feedback transform wellbeing in your school?

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DfE Seasonal Teaching and Learning 

Dear Santa, I Write To You For The Teaching Profession …

2nd December 20187th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 856 Views 4 Comments #OfSTEDBanners, accountability, Appraisal, Christmas, Coleman et al, Damian Hinds, Dear Santa, Department for Education, Father Christmas, grading lessons, Knowledge Rich, Mark-Plan-Teach, Ofsted, Outstanding, Performance Management, Professor Robert Coe, School Funding, Special Measures

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are your education hopes and fears for teachers in 2019?

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Coaching Leadership Teaching and Learning 

Critical Friendships: Asking The Right Questions

2nd December 20182nd December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 376 Views 1 Comment Appraisal, Cambridge University, Coaching, Critical Friendships, Doctorate, Dr. Sue Swaffield, EdD, Faculty of Education, leadership, mentoring, Reflection, Structured Conversations, University of Cambridge

Reading Time: 1 minute Do you have someone who can help you to develop critical friendships and critical thinking?

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Leadership Middle Leadership Research 

Can Schools Reform Performance Related Pay?

7th November 20187th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 821 Views 5 Comments Appraisal, ASA, Brown University, Collective Teacher Efficacy, Continued Professional Development, Freedom Of Information, Gary Rubinstein, leadership, Michael Gove, Observations, Ofsted, Open Doors, Performance Management, Performance-related pay, Professor Becky Allen, Professor John Hattie, Sam Sims, The Teacher Gap, Visible Learning

Reading Time: 5 minutes Is it time to move performance appraisal away from individual teachers, to a collective target across an organisation? 

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Policies Recruitment Staff Well Being 

Teaching Ideas To Bin: Appraisal

15th September 201815th September 2018 John Dabell 774 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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Leadership Seasonal Staff Well Being 

Back To School: Values And Metrics

2nd September 20181st September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1347 Views 4 Comments Appraisal, Back To School, Collective Teacher Efficacy, GCSE, Mental Health, Metrics, target setting, Values, Vision, Wellbeing, Writing

Reading Time: 3 minutes What are your values and how will you measure your success this academic year?

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Leadership Research Teaching and Learning 

7 Deadly School Sins

10th June 201811th June 2018 @TeacherToolkit 5560 Views 12 Comments Appraisal, Data, Graham Nuthall, Lesson grading, Lesson planning, Marking, Measures of Effective Teaching, MockSTED, Myths, Ofsted, Professor Robert Coe, sins, Teaching and Learning, Value Added Measures, Work Scrutiny

Reading Time: 6 minutes What if schools could work more effectively?

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Assessment Leadership Workload 

Educational Super Fad: Detailed Lesson Plans

20th May 201820th May 2018 John Dabell 1669 Views 2 Comments accountability, Appraisal, David Didau, educational fads, Fads, improvise, Inspection, leadership, Lesson planning, lesson plans, Ofsted, Planning and Resources Group report, Quality Assurance

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you write detailed lesson plans?

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CPD Leadership Ofsted 

The 5 Mistakes I Have Made As A School Leader

6th May 20186th May 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2549 Views 7 Comments Appraisal, Attrition, CPD, CPD Menu, Department for Education, Jihadi John, Lesson gradings, Mark-Plan-Teach, Mental Health, Mistakes, NAHT, Ofsted, Performance-related pay, Professional development, Quintin Kynaston, Resignation, School Inspection, Speed Dating, The Life of a Deputy Headteacher, Work Scrutiny

Reading Time: 5 minutes What mistakes have you made as a school leader?

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Leadership Staff Well Being Workload 

Workload and Wellbeing Checklist for Schools

18th March 20187th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 4867 Views 15 Comments Appraisal, audit, Behaviour, Centralised Detentions, checklist, Differentiation, Exit Interviews, grading lessons, Learning Walks, lesson plans, Marking, marking policies, Performance Management, Professional development, Recruitment, recruitment crisis, Retention, Self-evaluation, Teaching and Learning, Wellbeing, Work Scrutiny, Workload

Reading Time: 1 minute How do you know if your school is genuinely reducing teacher workload?

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Ofsted Policies Teaching and Learning 

Should The Department for Education Ban Lesson Gradings?

4th March 20189th March 2018 @TeacherToolkit 1982 Views 2 Comments 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

Reading Time: 3 minutes To help reduce workload and teacher attrition, should the DfE ban schools from using lesson gradings?

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Assessment Seasonal 

10 Tips On How To Run A Mid-Year Appraisal

28th February 201828th February 2018 Paul Ainsworth 2487 Views 0 Comments Appraisal, Assessment, Coaching, evidence, Feedback, learning conversation, Quality Assurance, support, targets, teaching performance, time-management, triangulation

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can you run an effective appraisal?

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International Research Teaching and Learning 

Can You Identify A Good Teacher? No Chance!

3rd February 20183rd February 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2016 Views 3 Comments Africa, Appraisal, Argentina, business, Chief Economist, David Evans, Ecuador, Lead Economist, Measures of Effective Teaching, MET Project, observation, Office for the Africa Region, Pakistn, Peru, Research, South America, Teacher Performance, Testing, Uganda, World Bank

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you think you could identify a successful teacher when you see one?

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DfE Policies Research 

Does Performance Related Pay Make You A Better Teacher?

3rd February 201829th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3839 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

Reading Time: 4 minutes Does performance related pay make you a better teacher?

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Assessment Curriculum Exams 

The End Of Average

28th January 201828th January 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2076 Views 0 Comments Appraisal, Assessment, books, Curriculum, Edward Thorndike, End Of Average, examination, Exams, Reading, standardisation, The End of Average, Todd L Rose, Todd Rose

Reading Time: 3 minutes Is our current examination system suitable for all students?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

9 Teaching Ideas to Bin in 2018

1st January 201831st December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 14138 Views 23 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

Reading Time: 7 minutes What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2018?

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Seasonal Teaching and Learning Workload 

Dear Santa

3rd December 201730th November 2018 @TeacherToolkit 6956 Views 3 Comments Appraisal, Book looks, Chartered College of Teaching, Coaching, Department for Education, DfE, Donald Trump, Graded Lessons, Lesson observations, Marking, Observations, Ofsted, Poll Everywhere, Purple Pen, The End of Average, Todd Rose, Work Scrutiny, Yellow Box

Reading Time: 6 minutes If you could give any Christmas present as a gift to teachers, what would you choose?

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