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The Implications of GCSE Changes on School Accountability
At the start of the week I was asked to present to a group of people from the Diocese the changes at A-levels and GCSE. The A-level changes whilst having massive implications for workload, being brought in at the same time as significant GCSEs for some inexplicable reason, are relatively easy to understand. However, the numerous changes at GCSE are of a totally different order in terms of understanding and implementation; not helped by delays in publishing syllabi. Continue reading
Know Thy CPD Impact #SaturdayThunk
“Know thy impact” is the tag line for Visible Learning and the work of Professor John Hattie. It is a useful mantra for each and every teacher and leader. Last week I had the pleasure of hosting David Weston CEO of the Teacher Development Trust, at St. Mary’s Catholic Academy, as part of us evaluating our professional development.
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More Meetings, Less Impact – How About You?
“Myself and Stephen feel like we are joined at the hip, we keep attending meetings so the Heads can get on with their jobs of running the schools.” The thought had crossed my mind more than once over the past eighteen months. It’s getting a bit too much. At one meeting I made myself really popular by stating that the meeting had been a rather poor one as we hadn’t had any impact on pupils’ outcomes. It didn’t help that I was the last person to express my thoughts; everyone else had thought it was a really useful meeting. Continue reading
Leadership: Being, Knowing, Doing (New Book)
Liminal Leadership
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