What Makes Someone Influential?
Reading Time: 2 minutes What makes a person a source of influence?
Tag: Grim-Reaper
Observing the Observers:
Reading Time: 9 minutes This is a blog about my experience of teaching and learning (under the revised September 2014 framework) when Ofsted enter your school gates. This blog is not about the overall experience and the various areas that are judged during a Section 8 inspection visit. This is all about inspectors observing lessons without gradings!
Secret @TeacherToolkit: Why lesson feedback can be divisive? #SecretOfsted
Reading Time: 3 minutes This is a Secret @TeacherToolkit article: A teacher’s experience of Ofsted in London.
@OfstedNews updates for all teachers: #GrimReaper
Reading Time: 6 minutes This article includes the Ofsted updates – January 2014 – for all classroom teachers and those that lead on whole-school teaching and learning.
Back-catalogue: #TeacherBlogs
Reading Time: 2 minutes Happy New Year! As the year 2013 comes to an end, here is a simple snapshot of the 10, most popular reads on my blog.
5 #GrimReaper facts about #Ofsted for the teacher by @TeacherToolkit
Reading Time: < 1 minute Following on from my #GrimReaper article on Ofsted Reworks for September 2013, I have published this simple video for schools to share with their colleagues.
The #5MinOfstedPlan by @TeacherToolkit and @LeadingLearner
Reading Time: 5 minutes There is nothing quite like the O-word to send the shiver down the spine of a school or adrenaline pumping through its veins. Whilst the #5MinOfstedPlan can’t guarantee an outstanding outcome, it can help ensure that you are well prepared for that phone call. Don’t fall foul of the old saying, “I didn’t plan to […]
Thwart the Grim-Reaper: #Ofsted reworks (Sep ’13)
Reading Time: 7 minutes Here are some key Ofsted (September 2013) updates relevant to teaching and learning in the classroom. I have provided a summary of what will change for the teacher alone; ignoring all other updates. Any text in red, is crucial to ‘Thwart the Grim-Reaper’ from entering your classroom this academic year.