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The 100 Minute Lesson 5 Years On
There’s no ideal lesson length. I’ve taught 35, 50, 60 and 75 minutes and in September 2011 introduced 100 minute lessons at St. Mary’s Catholic College. Irrespective of the length of the lesson what really matter is the quality of teaching in whatever time period is available. Continue reading
Leading Learning From Afar; the Data Dimension
Being able to influence people is arguably the ultimate leadership behaviour. You can’t be a leader if you don’t influence others; how long you stay a leader may well depend on the methods you use. The use of data in schools can be a bludgeoning experience or an enlightening one. If the purpose of data focuses on accountability it tends to be the former and as it tends towards learning the later. Continue reading
The LCD Route to the Current Mess #SaturdayThunk
The lowest common denominator (LCD) is useful in mathematics when looking to add, subtract or order fractions. Alternatively, it can be used as a phrase to indicate what a disparate group has in common. In the educational world I sometimes think the LCD is a combination of wanting the very best for our children and young people which is then undermined by our other LCD – a fundamental lack of trust in each other. Continue reading
Leadership: Being, Knowing, Doing (New Book)
Liminal Leadership
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