Head teacher

Exams Ofsted 

Outcome Conversations Damage Schools

11th September 201711th September 2017 @TeacherToolkit 4685 Views 5 Comments Data, Data Dashboard, GCSEs, Head teacher, high-attaining pupils, HMI, Inspection, Looked After Children, Ofsted, Outliers, Progress 8, RAISE, RAISEOnline, School Inspections, Senior Leadership, Suicide, Watchdog

Reading Time: 4 minutes What can happen when the ‘wrong data’ is interpreted during an OfSTED inspection?

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Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

The False Proxy Trap

10th September 201710th September 2017 @TeacherToolkit 3825 Views 3 Comments Education, Head teacher, HMI, Inspection, Ofsted, School Inspections, Schools, Senior Leadership, Students, Watchdog

Reading Time: 5 minutes How do we stop OfSTED falling into a ‘false proxy trap’?

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Leadership 

What makes an outstanding senior leader? #360Review (Part 1 of 6)

20th December 201330th July 2017 @TeacherToolkit 10227 Views 11 Comments Education, Educational leadership, Head teacher, leadership, NPQH, Ofsted, Teacher Standards

Reading Time: 7 minutes In my final educational composition for 2013, I am offering a reflection on my own school leadership. What makes an

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Interview Job Hunting Recruitment 

Teacher Recruitment Musings

31st May 201314th July 2018 @TeacherToolkit 2953 Views 1 Comment @MyEdHunt, Department for Education, Education, England, Equality Act 2010, Head teacher, Ofsted, Performance-related pay, Teacher Recruitment

Reading Time: 7 minutes An abundance of teachers and head teachers across the country exclaim that the recruitment process is disordered and continues to fluctuate. (@MyEdHunt slideshow

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Job Hunting Twitter 

@TeacherToolkit progress…

29th May 201330th July 2017 @TeacherToolkit 1804 Views 1 Comment Blogging, Greig City Academy, Head teacher, Job Hunt, Lesson plan, Scotland, The Guardian, Tony Blair, Twitter

Reading Time: 4 minutes Just a quick update on my professional progress (and more) since I announced this in January 2013.

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Students Teaching and Learning Thunks 

To uniform or not to uniform, that is the question? by @TeacherToolkit

14th April 201316th July 2016 @TeacherToolkit 3169 Views 11 Comments Clothing, Education, Head teacher, School uniform, Student, TeacherToolkit Thinking, Uniform

Reading Time: 2 minutes This post answers the 25th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks. With the start of the summer term

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Parenting Students Thunks 

Dear Parent, What I’d Really Like To Say …

2nd January 20136th November 2017 @TeacherToolkit 6926 Views 7 Comments Brentwood County High School, Essex, Florence Nightingale, Head teacher, Headteacher, Home, Mandela, Parent, Stephen Drew, TTkitThunks, Twitter

Reading Time: 3 minutes What would you most like to say to parents?

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Leadership Seasonal 

12 Days of Christmas, My Headteacher Gave To Me

16th December 201223rd December 2018 @TeacherToolkit 7426 Views 2 Comments Christmas, Head teacher, Headteacher, inspectors, Meetings, observation, Ofsted, Parents, Phonecall, Pregnant, Song, The Twelve Days of Christmas, The Twelve Days of Christmas (song)

Reading Time: 2 minutes Some light-hearted fun for the Christmas season …

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Blogging Leadership Students Teaching and Learning Writing 

A war of nerves? by @TeacherToolkit #SLTchat

2nd December 201223rd August 2015 @TeacherToolkit 1630 Views 0 Comments ASCL, Education, Head teacher, London, Ofsted, Primary school, Student

Reading Time: 4 minutes Trying to win over the hearts and minds of potential students and parents is no easy feat – in many

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Students Teaching and Learning Thunks 

Why should you encourage kids to ask ‘why’? by @MsFindlater

13th November 20129th June 2014 @TeacherToolkit 3524 Views 1 Comment Academic term, Education, Head teacher, Learning, Life skills, London, Question, School, Student, TeacherToolkit Thinking, Thought

Reading Time: 5 minutes This post answers the 19th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks. You can see my other top-Thunks here.

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CPD Staff Well Being 

Planning outstanding CPD provision for Support staff, by @TeacherToolkit #SLTchat

11th November 201228th September 2017 @TeacherToolkit 8299 Views 4 Comments CPD Mark, Education, Head teacher, Inset, Inset day, Ofsted, Teaching assistant

Reading Time: 5 minutes CPD Update – November 2012 Newsletter – Optimus Education. This article can be found on Optimus Education website here –

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Leadership Thunks 

My first term as Head, by @HeadGuruTeacher Tom Sherrington

2nd October 20121st February 2017 @TeacherToolkit 7749 Views 1 Comment Education, Guest Thunkers, Head teacher, HeadGuruTeacher, International Baccalaureate, Thunks, Tom Sherrington, TTkitThunks

Reading Time: 4 minutes This post answers the 5th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks. You can see my other top-Thunks here.

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