Same problem, new solution
Never before, as a teacher, have I been as fortunate and privileged as I am now. In my role, I see at least five teachers ‘at work’ almost every day, sometimes more, and I undertake more lesson observations than ever …
Best 8 – performance tables 2
The ‘Update on Progress 8 measure and reforms to secondary school accountability framework’ has been released. I use the DfE terms there, update and released. It is in fact a fairly inconclusive and somewhat muddled update, the final response due …
Dirty STAR
Effective marking, there are a growing number of blog posts on the topic at the moment. Basically we are being advised to through in a pinch of meta-cognition and a smattering of feedback and whallop, we have a recipe for, …
Evidence Based Teaching #DfEEBT
Thursday evening was spent in the company of some very accomplished and highly qualified researchers, who also happen to be teachers. One of four regional meetings (London, Manchester, Sheffield and Nottingham) hosted by Dr Kay Graham and Rachel Morris – Improving …
Talking teaching – Outstanding
Today was an important day. Today I was supporting two colleagues, discussing lesson observations and defining a route way towards more effective teaching and learning. However, instead of discussing teaching and learning, professional development, we were discussing lesson observations inequalities. The inequalities of …
Feedback and meta-cognition
Most recently we have released a Scheme of Learning form / template that presents a year plan, through to unit or lesson outline plan, which feeds either a lesson plan or Lesson Observation form. I was asked by a number …
Best 8 – performance tables
In case you did not know Schools currently improve their league table position if pupils move over the C/D borderline. This gives schools a huge incentive to focus excessively on the small number of pupils around the 5 Cs borderline. …
Building the infrastructure
What has been my experience of a VP role? More importantly, where can I define my impact? Honestly, with the immediate introduction of a new MIS and new timetable, a heavy teaching load, a broad breath of leadership responsibility, I …