An Education Tour of Duty by @TeacherToolkit
Reading time, 4 minutes: Over the past two weeks, I have been on the educational tour of duty across London and parts of England. This blog is a snapshot of what’s been going on in my world …
Tag: leadership
An In-Tray Exercise: What Would You Do?
Reading time, 4 minutes: What would you do?
Vamoose! I’m off to Qunitin Kynaston
Reading time, 9 minutes: “A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half an hour.” ( George Ivanovich Gurdjieff )
The teacher-genetic-code by @TeacherToolkit
Reading time, 4 minutes: Some time ago, I had an annual appraisal review meeting with my headteacher. Of course, I won’t blog the full details here, but I will share the following …
The 5-Minute Change Plan
Reading time, 5 minutes: The idea for this particular 5MinPlan came about, when reviewing our school’s behaviour policy. When considering implementing change you need to think carefully if there is the need for change. The change plan is based on the work of Kotter (1996) and Blanchard et al (2009).
What goes on behind a headteacher’s closed door? by @JillBerry102
Reading time, 3 minutes: This post answers the 35th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks. Thunk 35: What goes on behind a headteacher’s closed door? by former headteacher, @JillBerry102
The 7 Things Top Leaders Do, by @MaryMyatt
Reading time, 2 minutes: This post answers the 34th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks.
Part 2: What Would You Do As Headteacher?
Reading time, 2 minutes: What would you do as the headteacher?
Part 1: What Would You Do As Headteacher?
Reading time, 2 minutes: What would you do as the headteacher?
The #UglyTruth revisited: Marking; monitoring and progress by @TeacherToolkit
Reading time, 4 minutes: In this blog, I aim to show how a department can evolve throughout the academic year; given our recent focus on departmental and whole-school, book-monitoring. The evidence is clear … Teachers must mark books.
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.
Can you manage the school organisation? #360Review (Part 4 of 6)
Reading time, 7 minutes: In my fourth self-refection on leadership, I offer musings on my own school leadership. In this post: Can you manage the school organisation? I pose a series of questions for the reader and offer my very own public #360Review. You are reading part 4 of a 6-part series of leadership articles on managing the organisation.