eastern – Edventures

Behaviour is catching – atarimae

Kristian Still 28 Nov ’22 13 Jul ’24

Our heart is clean so the stands must be clean. This means the team reaches its destiny. Japanese fan following Japan’s dramatic 2-1 win over Germany 2022 World Cup The Japanese are taught that leaving things cleaner than the way …

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Kintsukuroi and School Improvement Plans

Kristian Still 19 Jun ’18 13 Jul ’24

Self reflection frameworks and school improvement plans go together like… well… self reflection frameworks (SEF) and school improvement plans (SIP). It is that time of year, where our attention turns to planning for the next academic cycle, preparing September’s INSET …

Thinking about teaching – do26 Jul ’24
Just so you know, I shared the draft post and sought M*’s permission to share her correspondence and redacted names as a professional courtesy. Having arrived at work, the building locked, I checked my personal emails whilst waiting. Below is the email and my reply. …
Children’s Wellbeing Bill and an updated Mental Health Act19 Jul ’24
With the change of government, SEND is certainly getting its two minutes of fame and a new Children’s Wellbeing Bill. My Ministers will seek to raise educational standards and break down barriers to opportunity… A Bill will be introduced to raise standards in education and …
Best Gift Ever – thank a teacher18 Jul ’24
Here is a short post about the end of year and a story about a pupil, a teacher, a class reader and the end of year tradition to thank teachers. The pupil is Tom. I’m the teacher. (With my safeguarding hat on – I want …
Thinking about pupil behaviour – in a Special Education setting12 Jul ’24
I am investing time connecting with others via LinkedIn, learning and thinking hard. This professional learning edventure started with a Team Teach webinar with Dr Alec Clark and Jonathan Newport (Chief Learning Officer and Global Director of Team Teach.) It was followed up by some …