The money being thrown at school improvement seems to know no bounds. Hundreds of millions of pounds in Strategic School Improvement Fund and Teacher & Leadership Innovation Fund projects; yet some schools are struggling to fund even the most basic professional development to staff. Think Reading Club! Continue reading
Building an evidence informed school is a process not an event. If you commit; you’ll need to commit for many years to plan and implement a strategy and many more to embed and make it an inevitable part of the culture. Part of everyone’s leadership and classroom practice. Continue reading
‘Twas the day before SATs, when all through the land, pupils were working to teachers’ astound. The Key Stage SATs are upon us again. A combination of anticipation, loathing, acceptance and fear may be in the minds of many Year 6 teachers and senior leaders today. Continue reading