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07/05/2025

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‘A good working relationship between the governing board and the headteacher/CEO is essential.' Read our new blog from Bretta Townes-Jowitt

‘A good working relationship between the governing board and the headteacher/CEO is essential. Schools and trusts need the support and challenge of strong governing boards to help them thrive, with leaders and those governing developing effective working practices together.’ (What boards and lea...

05/09/2023

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31/08/2023

Why does adaptive teaching matter?

‘Adaptive teaching is not merely differentiation by another name. In adaptive teaching, differentiation does not occur by providing different handouts or the now outdated “all, most, some” objectives, which intrinsically create a glass ceiling in students’ achievement. Instead, it happens be...

29/08/2023

Reducing our feedback and marking workload

In her forward to Eliminating unnecessary workload around marking – the DfE report of the Independent Teacher Workload Review Group, Dawn Copping, the chair wrote:

22/08/2023

Make moving classroom stress free

As we approach the end of the school year it got me thinking about all you lovely teachers who may be moving classrooms – either to a new school or another classroom within the school in which you work.

15/08/2023

Using retrieval practice to exercise and strengthen students’ memories

‘When we think about learning, we typically focus on getting information into students’ heads. What if, instead, we focus on getting information out of students’ heads?’

10/08/2023

TAs are worth their weight in gold - but are we using them as effectively as we can?

If you are fortunate to have a Teaching Assistant (TA) in your classroom, you will be well aware that they can be ‘worth their weight in gold.’ They are often the unsung heroes in education, sometimes overlooked and certainly underpaid.

08/08/2023

Managing the challenges of subject leadership

Subject leadership can be a very challenging role and one that as a likely middle leader will see you pulled between the demands of senior leaders whilst trying to balance the needs of staff.

03/08/2023

Emotions can benefit the teaching and learning process.

Emotional intelligence (otherwise known as emotional quotient or EQ) is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive ways to relieve stress, communicate effectively, empathise with others, overcome challenges and defuse conflict.

01/08/2023

Supporting LAC & PLAC pupils

“72% of those adopted in 2013-14 entered care due to abuse or neglect. Their needs do not change just because they are in a loving home. Their experiences in early life can have a lasting impact which can affect the child many years after adoption. We therefore believe that teachers and schools ha...

27/07/2023

How can we overcome cognitive bias?

Cognitive bias is a systematic error in thinking that occurs when people are processing and interpreting information in the world around them and affects the decisions and judgments that they make. Cognitive biases are often a result of your brain’s attempt to simplify information processing.