DEBBIE BOGARD, JAMES COLLICOTT AND SAMANTHA HUGHES, CITY AND ISLINGTON SIXTH FORM COLLEGE, UK Centring research within communities of practice Professional networks are a collaborative endeavour of teaching and learning communities of practice to undertake professional and personal development. An effective network allows agency for teachers to focus on their own interests, with the community […]
JEMIMA DAVEY, SUBJECT LEAD FOR EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS, ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY, UK JANE CHAMBERS, HEAD OF THE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, ST MARY’S UNIVERSITY, UK Role of a mentor Fulfilling the role of mentor to a beginner teacher, in either their training or their early career, is a significant responsibility, which can highly influence the development of the next […]
ELIZABETH MUNRO, DIRECTOR OF THE WINCHESTER INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPLATIVE EDUCATION AND PRACTICE, UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER, UK Alongside subject-specific knowledge and pedagogical skill, the importance of reflection has long been established in both the discourses and approaches that surround teacher professional development. Reflection is embedded across all stages of a teacher’s developmental journey, spanning initial teacher education […]
STEVE FARNDON AND NICK POINTER, AMBITION INSTITUTE, UK Teacher educators (those leading the professional learning of new and existing teachers) face a number of challenging decisions. What theories and techniques should we share with teachers? How should we teach these? How should our sessions be tailored for different staff? Without a clear guide, these decisions can […]
BETH GREVILLE-GIDDINGS, LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT LEAD, RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST, UK Developing a central offer of professional development (PD) that meets the needs of a diverse range of roles and schools, while maintaining fidelity to the features of high-quality PD, is a challenge that many multi-academy trusts face. Following a recent review of PD across the Raleigh […]
LIZ BARRATT, COACHING LEAD, CEFEL, UK; DIRECTOR OF ADULT LEARNING, TRANSFORM TRUST, UK Context The current suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) was first delivered in autumn 2021, with an aim of creating a ‘golden thread’ of leadership development, rooted in the best available evidence available throughout a teacher’s career. The Department for Education contracted […]
MELANIE CHAMBERS, DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING, THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM MELANIE WARNES, FORMER PRINCIPAL AND CEO, THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM EMMA ADAMS, PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CO-ORDINATOR AND RESEARCH LEAD, THE BRITISH SCHOOL OF BRUSSELS, BELGIUM This case study examines leadership decisions and actions at the British School of Brussels (BSB) to develop a […]
JAMES CLEMENTS FCCT, FOREST SCHOOL, UK Throughout my journey in senior leadership, one question always surfaces: ‘What’s your leadership style?’ My answer always contains an element of ‘ethical leadership’. But beyond the buzzword, what does leading ethically truly involve and how does it shape school culture? This reflection delves into my role as a leader and […]
DAN ALLERTON, YEASMIN MORTUZA, HELEN ANDREWS, REBECCA KNOWLES AND VICKI PARRY, ASSOCIATION FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION (ASE), UK Introduction A strong awareness of unconscious bias is one of six signature traits of ethical leadership (Bourke and Titus, 2020). In this article, we explore how a continuous drive to identify, challenge and mitigate for bias at leadership level […]
CHRIS PASSEY FCCT, DEPUTY HEAD, KIMICHI SCHOOL; CO-FOUNDER, EDUPULSE, UK Introduction It is likely that leaders may find themselves in reflective and overly critical moods, where they’ve been confronted by their own failings and shortcomings either through being called out for it or through their own decoding of a situation that they knew they should have […]
LUKE JACKSON, FORMER SECONDARY PROGRAMME LEADER, THE COVENTRY SCITT, UK; DOCTORAL STUDENT, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UK REBECCA MORRIS, ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, UK Introduction This study investigates the role and value of partnership at The Coventry SCITT, a small, school-centred initial teacher training (SCITT) provider in the […]
RICHARD GIUBERTONI, HEAD OF CHEMISTRY, KING EDWARD VI ASTON SCHOOL, UK This article looks at how multi-academy trusts (MATs) can employ and promote professional learning communities (PLCs) to build professionalism, school-to-school support and pedagogy across all schools within a MAT. It considers the structure that has been adopted by the King Edward VI Foundation in Birmingham, […]
JOHN WESTWELL, DIRECTOR FOR SYSTEM LEADERSHIP, NCETM, UK WITH ALISON KNOTT, HEADTEACHER, HOLY TRINITY CE PRIMARY, BURY, UK DIANNE ELLITHORN, ASSISTANT MATHS HUB LEAD (PRIMARY), NORTH WEST ONE MATHS HUB, UK School improvement can be a field full of risk for leaders in schools, often resulting in unsustained change and negative impact on the leaders themselves. Are there […]
MARK LESWELL, RESEARCH LEAD, SWALE ACADEMIES TRUST Introduction Teacher recruitment and retention pose critical challenges for England’s education system. With 30 per cent of teachers leaving within five years (Long and Danechi, 2022) and only 50 per cent of secondary teacher recruitment targets met in 2023, the quality of education is at risk (McLean et […]
Join an expert panel from the IOE to discuss the implications of the Curriculum Review Interim Report for teaching and learning in primary, secondary, post-16 sectors and for pupils with SEND. The Review asked for input from a wide range on interested parties, including parents and pupils, as well as teachers and experts in curriculum […]
The Common English Forum’s (CEF) recent Manifesto for English in England (2024) states that subject English is an ‘eco-system’ that stretches from the Early Years and Ks1 to KS5 and beyond. However, it warns that ‘significant damage’ to this system, caused at least in part by the current national curriculum for English (DfE, 2013) and its attendant […]
In order to support the work of the Teaching Commission, we are running a series of roundtables. These will be an opportunity for Fellows and members to engage with topics discussed at the meetings of the Teaching Commission and to get their voices heard. Roundtables will typically take place a day before the official meeting […]
Join us for the first Great Big Small Schools Network session on 18th March, 3:45-4:45, where we will contribute to the Ofsted consultation on small schools. Hear from Ofsted’s Mike Sheridan and Lee Owston, ask questions, and provide input on the new framework. We ask those who wish to participate to engage with these materials […]
In order to support the work of the Teaching Commission, we are running a series of roundtables. These will be an opportunity for Fellows and members to engage with topics discussed at the meetings of the Teaching Commission and to get their voices heard. Roundtables will typically take place a day before the official meeting […]
In order to support the work of the Teaching Commission, we are running a series of roundtables. These will be an opportunity for Fellows and members to engage with topics discussed at the meetings of the Teaching Commission and to get their voices heard. Roundtables will typically take place a day before the official meeting […]
