My recent study tour in the West Midlands reaffirmed my current thinking that one of the largest obstacle that stands in the way of school improvement is “fear”. Fear …
During a recent school study tour in the Midlands a common trait for success emerged – collaboration. Each school on the tour had a unique story with differing contexts …
We are told that we need to have high expectations of students but this mission is regularly aborted with comments such as “they will never be able to do this …
“The single greatest advantage any company can achieve is organisational health. Yet it is ignored by most leaders even though its simple, free and available to anyone who wants …
The CORE to holding others to account is to promote clarity, openness, reflection and engagement. Holding your colleagues to account is not easy and in many cases can be uncomfortable, …
Want something inspirational? We are a few days in our holiday break but I am still waking up as if I need to go to school. The everyday buzz …
When I started as a Newly Qualified Teacher in 2007, the concept of student engagement was about how much active “doing” you can cram into a lesson. There is …
I agree with Sir Michael Wilshaw that structure in school liberates students to learn. It provides expectations that develop key skills for life after school but also the safety …
Ding, Ding, Ding! Newly Qualified Teachers (NQT) make your way to your corners. It’s the end of your first term but it probably feels like you have just finished …
Earlier this week I delivered to a small number of staff a voluntary CPD session on Bruner’s Learning Model as a strategy to support planning for our Inspire curriculum …