Leadership

Research Plus Evidence = Wisdom #rEDBlackpool

Thanks to everyone who made #rEDBlackpool such an enjoyable event to be part of.  The brilliant team who organised it; the generous speakers who came to present and the fabulous attendees who gave up half their weekend to come and listen.  This is my presentation and a few notes. Continue reading →

Let’s Go Big or Go Home: Workload Reform in the Classroom

The accountability system is creaking and driving too much of the wrong type of work; sorting it is a necessary step in addressing workload. This would still leave much to do. Teachers’ contact ratio is currently too high; we exacerbate the problem by providing poor quality irrelevant CPD.

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Let’s Go Big or Go Home: Laying the Foundations of Workload Reform

Workload reduction isn’t one thing; it’s different things to different people.  Planning, marking, data and making resources could be a burden or a core part of their professional work; it may vary depending on the level of collaboration and extent of autonomy allowed. Continue reading →