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Consistently Good to Outstanding
Reading Ross McGill’s blog post #GoodinTen – Requires Improvement CPD Programme got me thinking, his posts often do. As a school we have been consistently good, for the past decade, with increasing amounts of outstanding reported in each consecutive Ofsted Inspection but we are stuck at good. Good with many outstanding elements still equals good. The quality of teaching has got better and better, over the years, with more outstanding teaching observed through our formal lesson observation programme. However, we have teachers who have consistently been graded as delivering good lessons and they are utterly frustrated at not yet having achieved a “coveted” outstanding grade. They are also stuck at good. Continue reading
Reflections of an Apprentice 2040 Visioner
Today’s first meeting of the SSAT Vision 2040 Group was a fascinating if sobering moment for me. By 2040 I will be 77 years of age. Despite what others think they might have in store for me, the one thing I can say with certainty is that I will be retired, probably for quite some time. My own children have all been through the state education system and currently seem pretty well balanced and content young adults. The challenge of thinking of 2040 is that my grandchildren, none currently born or on the immediate horizon, I am reliably informed, may also have been through or approaching the end of what is currently the secondary phase of education. Continue reading
Leadership: Being, Knowing, Doing (New Book)
Liminal Leadership
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