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Accountability
Graphically Exposing Ofsted Bias?
Over the years, Ofsted has consistently claimed that schools working in deprived or challenging areas – their pupils, staff and leaders – are duly recognised for the quality of work they do. Often, using a graph very similar to the one below to justify their comments, they state how inspectors contextualise the inspection process. My view is “leading a school with a large percentage of disadvantaged white boys is statistically a career-ender”. Contextualisation is a myth. Continue reading
Key Stage 2 Writing Assessments; There Has to be Another Way #ThursdayThunk
This month Year 6 teachers, up and down the land, will be submitting their Writing Teacher Assessments. The Key Stage 2 Writing assessment process is currently a workload creation vehicle. The outcomes are considered so dubious they are ignored; they pretty much count for nothing. Independent writing means different things in different schools and the teacher assessment process is a tick box, recipe following nightmare. There has to be a better way. Continue reading
Ofsted #MythBuster – Speaking Truth to Power
If you amend the title slightly – speaking truth to power, discuss – you end up with the type of question I might ask when helping some of our Sixth Formers prepare for a university interview. They tend to dive straight in rather than dissecting the statement and starting a discussion around the two axes of the question; truth and power. Continue reading
New Book: Liminal Leadership
The Teacher Development Trust a national charity supporting effective professional development (please click to find out more)
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Based on a work at www.leadinglearner.me.
#5MinMarkingPlan
It won't get your marking done in five minutes but will help your structure your marking so you and the students get the most out of it.
#5MinBehaviourPlan
Getting the behaviour of students right, in the class room, is the challenge for every teacher. This simple planner will take you through the main stages required to help you achieve a purposeful learning envionment
#Outstandingin10Plus10
Ideas and the thinking behind a professional development to help improve the quality of teaching and learning. Keep the learning tight, the lesson plan loose and focus on the learners
Planning to Get Behaviour Right: Research Plus Experience
The thinking behind the #5MinBehaviourPlan and our whole school approach to managing behaviour.
Education for Wisdom
Why the four knowledge dimensions (covering knowledge and skills) and a moral compass are at the heart of an outstanding education.
When Feedback Met Bloom
A look at the power of Feedback to students using Bloom's four knowledge dimensions
