Developing CPD as a Whole School (Growth) State of Mind
Edssential article from @deadshelley : In September, I will take up a new post as Assistant Headteacher at my current school. Amongst other things, I will have responsibility for developing aspects of...
View ArticleBuilding Beautiful Cathedrals – What becomes of the children we teach?
Edssential article from @msfindlater : This evening something wonderful happened. Myself, teenage sister-in-law and husband mooched our way down to the local cinema. We pick up some unhealthy food...
View ArticleChildness; Or why I read children’s books
Edssential article from @chrishildrew : I was fascinated to read the report in the Guardian on the research project conducted by Jo Bowers and Dr Susan Davis into the benefits of children’s literature....
View ArticleGetting the quiet students involved
Edssential article from : We are all familiar with the student who never speaks up in class. They are painfully quiet. They are the student whose name we learn last at the start of the academic year,...
View ArticleImproving student accountability
Edssential article from @TeachingTricks : In the classroom we all are aware that we can do as much as possible for our charges, but it is not always easy to get them to take some responsibility for the...
View ArticleFEAR
Edssential article from @tstarkey1212 : When I started the job the kids scared the hell out of me. They were the unknown element. They were agents of chaos. Detailed planning would be snatched up,...
View ArticleProfessional Development at my academy – No Lesson grades EVER!
Edssential article from @ChrisMoyse : So here goes. This is my first ever blog post on my first blog and may be my last as I’m not sure how often I will get the time to do this. I have tweeted many...
View ArticleFormative use of Summative Tests: Marking #Blogsync
Edssential article from @headguruteacher : Ever since the idea of formative assessment was expressed by Dylan Wiliam and Paul Black in ‘Inside the Black Box’, one of the practical strategies suggested...
View ArticleClosing the Gap – developing efficient feedback techniques
Edssential article from @Westylish : Towards the end of last term and at the start of this I have been looking to develop my strategies for ensuring students make the most of their feedback and...
View ArticleDeveloping a strong learning culture in the face of adversity
Edssential article from @TeacherTweaks : Last year, I blogged about trying to develop a stronger learning culture at my new school. Generally, teachers were keen to develop their practice but – and...
View ArticleA Car Crash Conversation
Edssential article from @Gwenelope : SLT has taken a bit of a bashing on Twitter of late, some of it, in some circumstances deserved, some less so. Within my own school I have a good relationship with...
View ArticleIt’s the behaviour, stupid! Turning a tough school into a good school
Edssential article from @StuartLock : This post is about “what we did”. I’ve written about behaviour a few times before,most recently after seeing Tom Bennett speak at the Festival of Education at...
View ArticleHOW CAN WE CREATE ‘AN ETHIC OF EXCELLENCE’ IN OUR SCHOOLS?
Edssential article from @HFletcherWood : “For twenty-five years I’ve led a double life. I’m a full-time classroom teacher in a public school. In order to make ends meet for my family, I’ve worked...
View ArticleGifted and talented at reading loads of books
Edssential article from @Xris32 : I am asking the common question again: What can I do to push students? Like a pinball machine, a teacher’s head has lots of things and questions wheezing around in it...
View ArticleLesson observation: the shocking mediation of Ofsted criteria
Edssential article from @LearningSpy : There’s a lot said and written about what Ofsted do and don’t want to see in lessons, and it turns out a lot of it is nonsense. Fortunately though we have Michael...
View ArticleWhat are critiques for?
Edssential article from @DKMead : Besides improving the quality of student work,being an opportunity to check (real) progress, reflect upon next steps, and being an opportunity to teach critical ideas...
View ArticleMarking bookmarks – Ways to boost marking within schools
Edssential article from @Simon_Warburton : This post summarises my journey so far in creating a higher degree of consistency in the marking of students work. It is a process that has gained pace...
View ArticleWhat to aim for as SLT
Edssential article from @hibs1974 : What a good SLT should try to aim for….. After many months of deliberation, I have finally decided to have a go at blogging. To start with, I’m going to have a go at...
View ArticleDefining the Butterfly: Knowing the Standards to Set the Standards
Edssential article from @headguruteacher : In preparing to deliver some CPD inputs recently, at my own school and another in Essex, I’ve been thinking about the problem of providing the appropriate...
View Article‘Should I be marking every piece of work?’
Edssential article from @MaryMyatt : This was a question put to me as I worked with a group of teachers this week. My answer was ‘No’. ‘But we are expected to mark everything in our school, so can you...
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