Seasons gifts for you
I am often asked to put together material from the website into small newsletters that can be distributed to all staff. Over the next few months I will be publishing a series of newsletters on set themes....
How is school leadership changing?
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged us all, calling for new ways of leading in times of continuous uncertainty, complexity, and crisis. “A new chapter is being written about school leadership in disruptive...
Beginning of year - professional micro-learning
As many schools start to reopen for a new school year (in the northern hemisphere) induction and professional development programmes will take centre stage. The IB have produced several very helpful...
Features of the best education systems
I am grateful to Pasi Sahlberg for his informative webinar on International lessons from successful education systems which he delivered in the Inquiry Education Summit 2021, organised by Toddle on 15...
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How is leadership changing?
The pandemic has changed the way we all have had to work. The pressure on school leaders working in these demanding and chaotic circumstances has been relentless. New leadership skills are being brought...
Great free video resources
Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner, UK-based and internationally-recognized education authors and consultants, have a lot on their minds. From best practices in classroom teaching to sustaining PD that makes...
Remote learning - what is research telling us?
The Education Endowment Fund examines the existing research (from 60 systematic reviews and meta-analyses) for approaches that schools can use to support students learning remotely, at home, online during...
Remote learning myths
As schools continue to deliver learning online there is an increasing amount of evidence of what works and what doesn't. The UK inspection regulator, Ofsted, has just published its report, What’s working...
How can we help parents?
Blended learning environments in present-day education, has put family engagement centre-stage and has never been more important for continuity of learning across all classroom settings. This school year,...
New Year promises - a personal manifesto
The New Year is traditionally a time to make resolutions. I find it a good time to reflect on what is important as I move into the New Year. One way of doing this is to create your own personal manifesto....