Trefoil 10.01.20
The first trefoil of 2020 and my thoughts are anything but 20:20. Early starts to “run and listen” made an welcome return but they are a shock to the system. In addition, I am waist deep in a discussion centred …
To survey or not? (part 3)
In part 1 of “To Survey or not”, Bruce Greig, (entrepreneur SchoolStaffSurveys.com and school governor), and I presented the case of whole school surveys with Tony Sheppard offering his expert opinion of Data Protection. Part 2 looked at the key …
To survey or not? (part 2)
In part 1 of “To Survey or not”, Bruce Greig, (entrepreneur SchoolStaffSurveys.com and school governor), and I presented the case of whole school surveys with Tony Sheppard offering his expert opinion of Data Protection. It was a broad overview of …
#Appvent
The 17th caught up on me. I had forgotten that I had contributed to Mark Anderson’s neat Christmas #Appvent project. I was wondering why I was receiving a hatful of notifications… as I was sharing their feedback with 9b.
To survey or not? (part 1)
Over the past year, Bruce Greig, (entrepreneur SchoolStaffSurveys.com and school governor), and I have been discussing the use of whole-school staff surveys (we also discussed the use of surveys generally, students, class, department staff, parent/carer and stakeholder). We bumped into …
Trefoil 15.12.19
Last trefoil, I had three strong candidates by Tuesday. This week was steadier. Again, my morning runs/podcasts delivered insight and provocation and I finished off with Y9B English – on top form! Trust comes on foot, but leaves on horseback. Sir …
Twiselton’s tips
This is somewhat unexpected post. Somehow, I found mindself sharing personal productivity geek-tips with edu-tour-de-force Sam Twiselton (OBE Prof of Ed, Director of SIoE, Vice President CCT, Chair of DfE ITT Content Group Deputy Chair Doncaster OA, PFHEA FCCT.). With …
Trefoil 8.12.19
Tuesday’s morning run was with Jeremy Hannay (Weareinbeta). We had caught up on Twitter regarding our frustrations with regard to corrosive influence Performance Management within education. The interview gives an insight into his leadership approach, system comparison (including Ofsted), teacher …