Lesson gradings

Behaviour Research Teaching and Learning 

11 Ways To Develop Growth Mindset

31st May 201831st May 2018 Lynn How 2520 Views 7 Comments accountability, Carol Dweck, Clark, Coaching, comfort zone, Fixed Mindset, Frank A, Growth Mindset, intelligence, Lesson gradings, Progress, Research

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we truly embrace a growth mindset across a school?

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Assessment Leadership Staff Well Being 

10 Ways To Improve Lesson Observations

19th May 201818th May 2018 Lynn How 3082 Views 5 Comments feed forward, feedback sandwich, inpsection, Lesson gradings, lesson observation, Ofsted, Quality Assurance, Scrutiny, Wellbeing, Workload

Reading Time: 3 minutes How can we improve the observation and feedback process?

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CPD Leadership Ofsted 

The 5 Mistakes I Have Made As A School Leader

6th May 20186th May 2018 @TeacherToolkit 3072 Views 7 Comments Appraisal, Attrition, CPD, CPD Menu, Department for Education, Jihadi John, Lesson gradings, Mark-Plan-Teach, Mental Health, Mistakes, NAHT, Ofsted, Performance-related pay, Professional development, Quintin Kynaston, Resignation, School Inspection, Speed Dating, The Life of a Deputy Headteacher, Work Scrutiny

Reading Time: 5 minutes What mistakes have you made as a school leader?

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Leadership Middle Leadership 

10 Risks A Senior Teacher Could Take This Academic Year

12th September 201717th October 2018 @TeacherToolkit 5426 Views 3 Comments Appraisal, bully, cover, evidence, Lesson gradings, Marking, Middle Leadership, observation, Performance Management, Senior Leadership, SLT, SMT, Support Staff, victimisation, Wellbeing

Reading Time: 3 minutes If you are (or know) a senior teacher, what ‘risks’ could a school leader take this academic year?

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Leadership Staff Well Being 

Top 10 Ways To Demotivate Teachers

20th May 20174th July 2017 @TeacherToolkit 22126 Views 3 Comments Appraisal, Bullying, Contact Ratio, Data, Department for Education, leadership, Lesson gradings, Management, Marking, morale, motivation, Observations, Ofsted, school leadership, School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document, SCTPD, Timetable, Under-Performance, Well being, Workload

Reading Time: 4 minutes What can schools and school leaders do to demotivate their teaching staff?

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Psychology Teaching and Learning 

The Curse of Knowledge

19th March 201719th March 2017 @TeacherToolkit 4432 Views 1 Comment Henry L. Roediger III, Knowledge, Lesson gradings, Making It Stick, Mark A. McDaniel, Memory, Observations, Peter C. Brown, Recall, School Inspections, Teaching and Learning

Reading Time: 3 minutes Can mastery and knowledge (of a subject / topic / process) go against an individual?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

10 Teaching Ideas to Bin in 2017

8th January 201731st December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 16927 Views 5 Comments Bootcamp, Department for Education, DfE, EBacc, Lesson gradings, MockSTEDs, Natasha Devon, No Excuses, Ofsted, Performance-related pay, Progress over time, Progressive, Richard Kennett, Traditional, Verbal Feedback, Written Feedback

Reading Time: 9 minutes What teaching ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2017?

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Coaching Teaching and Learning 

No Formal Observations, Ever!

27th March 201626th March 2016 @TeacherToolkit 9292 Views 2 Comments Coaching, Formal Observations, Lesson gradings, TMLondon

Reading Time: 2 minutes If schools are not grading lesson observations, how can we take this further?

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DfE Policies Teaching and Learning 

8 Teaching Ideas To Bin in 2016

30th December 201531st December 2017 @TeacherToolkit 19258 Views 31 Comments character, Chinese Teaching, DfE, Lesson gradings, Nick Gibb, Nicky Morgan, Ofsted, Progressive, Textbooks, Traditional, Verbal Feedback

Reading Time: 8 minutes What teaching and learning ideas would you like to say goodbye to in 2016?

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Leadership Middle Leadership 

Teaching and Learning One Year Later …

17th October 20156th December 2015 @TeacherToolkit 11616 Views 32 Comments Book looks, Lesson gradings, MER, Middle Leadership, Observations, Teaching and Learning, Work Scrutiny

Reading Time: 4 minutes If you no longer grade individual lessons, how do you monitor the overall quality of teaching and learning in your

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Resources Teaching and Learning 

Constantly Tweaking Teaching and Learning by @TeacherToolkit

10th March 20156th April 2015 @TeacherToolkit 10223 Views 11 Comments Formative Observation, Lead Practitioner, Lesson gradings, Lesson planning, lesson plans, Observations, seating plan, Teacher Planner, Teaching and Learning

Reading Time: 4 minutes This is a simple blog about teaching and learning tweaks in a landscape without (one-off) lesson grades.

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Blogging Resources Teaching and Learning 

To Grade or Not to Grade? by @TeacherToolkit

1st December 201428th April 2018 @TeacherToolkit 5042 Views 7 Comments #GrowEx, Lesson gradings, Marking, National Conference, Observations, Ofsted, Optimus Education, PiXL, PiXL National Conference

Reading Time: 3 minutes This is quick follow-up blog to this post; A Valid Landscape for Teaching and Learning that I presented at @Optimus_Ed

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Leadership Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

Observing the Observers:

19th October 201417th May 2018 @TeacherToolkit 14432 Views 29 Comments @OfstedNews, Grim-Reaper, Learning Walks, Lesson gradings, Observations, Ofsted, Paired Observations

Reading Time: 9 minutes This is a blog about my experience of teaching and learning (under the revised September 2014 framework) when Ofsted enter

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CPD Ofsted Teaching and Learning 

Let’s Talk About Teaching by @TeacherToolkit

24th September 201423rd August 2015 @TeacherToolkit 4471 Views 6 Comments Appraisal, CPD, Lesson gradings, Let's Talk About Teaching, Performance Management, Teaching and Learning

Reading Time: 3 minutes Today, I delivered one of my first CPD sessions to all teaching staff at my school. This blog shares the

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Leadership Ofsted Resources Teaching and Learning 

#BeyondLessonGrades by @TeacherToolkit and @LeadingLearner

22nd June 201429th September 2017 @TeacherToolkit 4649 Views 5 Comments Challabing, Lesson gradings, Lesson observations, Quality of Teaching, Reliability, Schools, teaching, Validity

Reading Time: 3 minutes It may be that 2014 will be seen as a pivotal year in changing how we judge the quality of

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