Damian Hinds

Leadership Policies Politics 

Prime Minister: Teachers, Who Would You Vote For?

12th June 201914th June 2019 @TeacherToolkit 803 Views 0 Comments Boris Johnson, Britain, Cocaine, conservative, Damian Hinds, DBS, Dominic Raab, Education Reform, Election, England, Esther McVey, Justine Greening, King James Bible, LBC, Male Sexual Abuse, Michael Gove, MP, Nicky Morgan, Prime Minister, Sexual Abuse

Reading Time: 5 minutes Who would you vote for: Michael Gove or Boris Johnson?

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CPD Leadership Staff Well Being 

4 Tips For Valuing Your Staff

12th February 201912th February 2019 Malcolm Drakes 1338 Views 0 Comments CPD, Damian Hinds, DfE, flexible working, Ken Blanchard, Meetings, mentor, Professional development, School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT), Teach First, value, Wellbeing, Work-life balance, Workload, worth

Reading Time: 4 minutes How can we truly value our staff?

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Mental Health Psychology Staff Well Being 

Time To Talk With Natasha Devon

7th February 20196th February 2019 Holly Gardner 874 Views 0 Comments BBC, burnout, Coventry University London, Damian Hinds, Funding, Natasha Devon, Stress, Teacher Recruitment, teacher retention, The Guardisn, Time to Change, Time To Talk Day, Wellbeing, wellness

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you speak up about mental health?

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Blogging Staff Well Being Teaching and Learning 

The Top 12 Blogs of 2018

24th December 201824th December 2018 Holly Gardner 995 Views 0 Comments 2018 review, Assessment, Damian Hinds, deadly sins, Differentiation, leadership, Marking, Parents, Reading List, Research, Revision, Secretary of State for Education, Sexual Abuse, Stickability, teaching strategies, Top Blogs, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes What have you been reading over the last 12 months?

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DfE Recruitment Workload 

Why I Left Teaching

16th December 201813th December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2012 Views 3 Comments Attrition, Behaviour, Brexit, Damian Hinds, Left Teaching, Prime Minister, Retention, Ruby Suze, RubySuzeCreates, Secretary of State for Education, Supply Teaching, Susan Emina, Theresa May, Workload, YouTube

Reading Time: 2 minutes Why do teachers leave a job they love?

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DfE Politics Research 

Visits to English Schools by the Secretary of State

3rd December 20183rd December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2462 Views 6 Comments Academy, Community School, Damian Hinds, Department for Education, Early Years, Free School, Freedom Of Information, good, nursery, Outstanding, Primary, State School, Voluntary Aided

Reading Time: 3 minutes Which schools has Damian Hinds visited in his role as Secretary of State for Education?

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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 1804 Views 5 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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CPD Mental Health Staff Well Being 

CPD Picks of The Week

11th October 201811th October 2018 Holly Gardner 1309 Views 0 Comments #worldmentalhealthday, Assessment, Buglife, Damian Hinds, Differentiation, evidence, Families Online, Feedback, ICT, Mental Health, Ofsted, Open University Business School (OUBS), Plan International UK, sexual harassment, Sir David Norgrove, technology, True Potential Centre for the Public Understanding of Finance, UK Statistics Authority, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Are teachers too fragile to teach?

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DfE Policies Politics 

The Truth About Teacher Pay Rises

25th September 201826th September 2018 Ian McDaid 1953 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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DfE Leadership Policies 

If Damian Hinds Were A Headteacher …

16th September 201815th September 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2019 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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Assessment Staff Well Being Workload 

Educational Super-Fad: The Madness Of Triple Marking

6th May 20186th May 2018 John Dabell 3487 Views 4 Comments Amanda Spielman, Assessment, Daisy Christodoulou, Damian Hinds, David Didau, Feedback, Marking, Ofsted, Triple Impact Marking, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 4 minutes Do your senior managers still insist on triple marking?

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CPD Recruitment Teaching and Learning 

CPD Picks of the Week

15th March 201815th March 2018 Holly Gardner 1422 Views 0 Comments 5 Minute Series, Amanda Spielman, Association of School and College Leaders’ (ASCL), Damian Hinds, Differentiation, Educational Endowment Foundation, Formative Assessment, Global Parents Survey, guided reading, Homework, Interview, job hunting, planning, Policy Exchange, Professor John Hattie, Revision, setting, Stickability, streaming, Summative Assessment, teaching assistants, Textbooks, Varkey Foundation, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes What does differentiation actually mean?

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CPD 

CPD Picks of The Week

22nd February 201821st February 2018 Holly Gardner 1793 Views 0 Comments ASCL, Damian Hinds, Free School Meals, hijab, multiplication tables, NAHT, NEU, Nick Gibb, North Lanarkshire Council, Ofsted, Religious Education Council, Sir Michael Wilshaw, Teacher Recruitment, teacher retention, teacher shortages, voice, Workload

Reading Time: 2 minutes Why do schools ask their teachers to mark every piece of classwork?

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Assemblies CPD 

CPD Picks of The Week

1st February 20181st February 2018 Holly Gardner 2511 Views 0 Comments 5 min lesson plan, Assembly, attainment gap, average, career aspirations, Damian Hinds, Differentiation, Dr Patricia M. Davies, Drawing the Future, Education and Employers, Education Endowment Foundation (EEF), iPads, maverick, oracy, Primary Futures, social mobility, Take Time campaign, The Intellectual Property Office (IPO), University of Wolverhampton

Reading Time: 3 minutes Are you struggling with differentiation?

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CPD 

CPD Picks of The Week

11th January 201814th January 2018 Holly Gardner 1697 Views 0 Comments Amanda Spielman, Anne Longfield, ASCL, banners, Blue Monday, caffeine, Change4Life, Children's Commissioner, Consortium for Research in Deaf Education (CRIDE), Cyberbullying, Damian Hinds, deaf children, digital literacy, gaming addiction, guided reading, happiness, healthy eating, Killian Mullan, Literacy, Nick Gibb, Ofsted, Podcast, Public Health England, snacking, Suella Fernandes, sugar, technology, Textbooks, The World Health Organisation, Toby Young, Verbal Feedback, Waitrose, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes Do you want to beat those blue Mondays and bust some educational myths?

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