3 Reasons Why Schools Are Abandoning Lesson Gradings
Reading Time: 3 minutes Could lesson observations in your school be more effective?
Tag: Blue Sky Education
The Life of a Deputy Headteacher: Part 2
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog is a return-visit to the working-life of a deputy headteacher and some of the projects I am working on this half-term …
CPD Needs Analysis for Every Teacher by @TeacherToolkit
Reading Time: 3 minutes Last week, as part of our on-going staff development programme, I asked teachers to complete a Self-Review against the Teaching Standards. The intended outcome was to generate a Needs Analysis for appraisal and CPD. This was completed using Blue Sky software.
A Valid Landscape for Teaching and Learning by @TeacherToolkit
Reading Time: 6 minutes The current landscape for teaching and learning is divided. Here, I propose a valid step forward into formative observations without lesson gradings. This is a pragmatic and conceptual blogpost.
Power to the People by @TeacherToolkit
Reading Time: 4 minutes This week, as part of our weekly training sessions for all staff, we launched our CPD action research for staff. The intention is that once a month, teaching staff will gather to discuss action research and evidence based practice. In this blog, you will read the rationale and be able to download the full presentation.
Headship: Can you engage with the internal and external school community? #360Review (Part 6 of 6)
Reading Time: 8 minutes In my sixth and final self-refection on leadership, I offer an insight into my own school leadership appraisal. In this post: Strengthening the community; I pose a series of questions for the reader and offer my very own public #360Review. I also answer if I am ready for Headship …
Securing accountability with leadership actions: #360Review (Part 5 of 6)
Reading Time: 12 minutes In my fifth self-refection on leadership, I offer an insight into my own school leadership appraisal. In this post: Securing accountability with leadership actions; I pose a series of questions for the reader and offer my very own public #360Review.
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, […]
Teacher Recruitment
Reading Time: < 1 minute Here is a link to my presentation at #SLTeachMeet and the video archives.