We’ve identified data, feedback, research and experience as four important sources of information to assist with the further development and improvement of teaching and learning. The use of data and feedback to inform teaching and learning (DAFITAL) is our way of implementing Data Driven Instruction which can be found in Leverage Leadership. It is well worth reading. Continue reading
The first Blackpool Challenge Meeting of the year has come and gone and it felt a little bit sombre. Things didn’t go that well, at a secondary level, last year and this year was a little bit worse. Hit by turbulence in iGCSE English and the change in the higher tier Edexcel GCSE Maths paper some schools, like others up and down the country, have suffered. The pressure increases. Continue reading
I’ve sometimes used the expression, “They’re ones of ours”, when talking to staff about the admission of a child who is in difficulty or in a difficult situation. They are the ones who will need the greatest care and most attention if they are to successfully join the school and begin to thrive. Continue reading