Getting it right: The value of observations (Part 2/2)
In April 2014, I raised “The importance of observations and ‘Getting It Right’ (Part 1)” and highlighted the open versus…
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A Culture of Lesson Observations
Almost three months have now passed since Ofsted announced the ground-breaking news, that inspectors would no longer be grading individual…
The 5-Minute Change Plan
The idea for this particular 5MinPlan came about, when reviewing our school’s behaviour policy. When considering implementing change you need…
The 7 Things Top Leaders Do, by @MaryMyatt
This post answers the 34th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks.
Headship: Can you engage with the internal and external school community? #360Review (Part 6 of 6)
In my sixth and final self-refection on leadership, I offer an insight into my own school leadership appraisal. In this…
Getting it right: The importance of observations (Part 1/2)
The role of observations over the last few weeks, if not months, has debated the purpose of observations; the place…
Letting Go …
Did you know that there is overwhelming evidence that literacy has a significant relationship to people’s life chances?
Securing accountability with leadership actions: #360Review (Part 5 of 6)
In my fifth self-refection on leadership, I offer an insight into my own school leadership appraisal. In this post: Securing accountability…
The @OfstedNews headlines
“Since 2009, inspectors have been instructed not to grade the overall quality of a lesson they visit.” Here are the…
How can we tackle inequality in English education? with @TheRSAOrg
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about ‘raising aspiration and equal-access’ and that the UK education system fails students,…
#SecretOfsted: A special school experience for @OfstedNews
… The location and identity of this school, is not disclosed in the following article, but, the relevant Ofsted report…
#Vamoose! I’m off… to a meeting with @OfstedNews
Over the course of the past 18 months, the grass-roots Twitter-channel of @SLTchat has slowly made its voice heard in…