Behaviour is crucial to the success of both you and your pupils. When your classes are civil and keen, content is covered and everyone’s opportunities are multiplied. However, learning can dissolve in the presence of even a few stubborn individuals determined to set their shoulders against your ambitions. But teachers can reset and reboot their […]
Identify opportunities and advice for you to best showcase yourself in an online interview Understand how to demonstrate your competence as a teacher without teaching in front of a class To share potential sources for interview prep and how to impress headteachers and ‘land’ the role for you For teachers at the early stage of […]
This is, perhaps, not a typical Impact editorial – but we are not in typical times. School leaders, teachers and school support staff across the country have demonstrated exceptional courage during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, courage which, as Winston Churchill observed, has assured all of the professional qualities inherent in school culture (Churchill, 2005, p. […]
Supervision has a long and illustrious history as a professional practice across multiple disciplines that are concerned with positive outcomes for children, young people and their families. Defined as a work-based learning relationship, it is a reflective space where those involved – either in relational dyads or in small groups – commit to purposefully engaging […]
I know, we are being inundated. From this account to that account, none of us can get away. To be mindful and free, open and breathing: there’s a buzz surrounding it, right? And to your dismay, no, I am not going to follow that up by bemoaning how it’s just a fad, a rage, or […]
Join Professor Sam Twiselton (Vice President of the Chartered College of Teaching and Director of Sheffield Institute of Education) and Katy Chedzey (Head of Teaching, Learning & Assessment at the Chartered College of Teaching) as they provide advice and guidance to student teachers and NQTs, supporting them to: Recognise the value of professional learning as […]
‘Cabin fever’ was how President Donald Trump chose to justify American citizens protesting lockdown restrictions on the steps of state capitol buildings in Austin, Lansing and Madison last week. Teachers are also feeling a little cabin fever right now: ours is brought on by a creeping sense of the life chances being denied to vulnerable students each […]
A staple of every school that I have taught in is the staff farewell session on the final day. Last year was no different. As the speeches started rolling in, one theme emerged and that was the theme of kindness and acknowledgement. It was great to acknowledge our peers who helped us and learnt with […]
Teachers are amazing. By entering the teaching profession, you’ve committed to making a real difference to each and every child in your classroom. We share a phenomenal opportunity to make a real positive difference. Every single day, we’re able to inspire, guide and enable the young people we teach to achieve great things. We may […]
Leading in difficult, challenging and unprecedented times – where there is no predictability, no certainty and potentially no end in sight – requires a different type of leadership, a different form of leadership practice. In this global lockdown, education has been rebooted as a home-based, technology-enabled, remote activity with zero physical contact. What we know […]
The public health emergency caused by Covid-19 Coronavirus has challenged accepted practice in schools around the world. The nature of that challenge is twofold. First, how teachers and school leaders ensure their students’ education can continue while school buildings remain closed. Second, how schooling itself should change once those buildings inevitably re-open. The Education Endowment Foundation sensibly reminds […]
Motivation is best thought of as the mental mechanism which allocates our attention. And because what we attend to is what we learn, motivation has an impact on learning. Based on this definition, it is a misconception to think of pupils as simply being motivated or not. Instead, it is more productive to think of […]
This article looks at a range of research evidence which suggests that contact with nature is beneficial for physical and mental health, cognition and learning. It will consider why nature has this effect, how this is applicable to the current situation given the outbreak of COVID-19 and how adults and children can still access the […]
In this vlog, Dame Alison Peacock is joined by Sinéad McBrearty, CEO at Education Support, and Adrian Bethune, teacher at Broughton Junior school, member of the Chartered College of Teaching and author of ‘Wellbeing in the Primary Classroom: A Practical Guide to Teaching Happiness’, to discuss teacher and student well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak. They discuss: […]
TeachTogether is a free service from the Chartered College of Teaching and The Behavioural Insights Team, which sends one text a week to support teachers’ wellbeing. You can find out more and sign up here. In one week’s message, we asked teachers to tell us one small thing they do to switch off in […]
Watch this 2 minute video about the potential of digital technology in education. Bukky O Yusuf is a Senior Leader in charge of Curriculum. In this video, Bukky talks about how technology can help pupils at home and in the classroom during this time. Take some time to reflect on their perspective. Share your […]
This selected reading list is one of three put together relating to the current COVID-19 outbreak. They were all originally part of one list, but as the number of links increased it has now been split into three for easier navigation. Online, distance and home learning: Selected reading The first selected reading list relates specifically […]
What’s the idea? Moving from the classroom to online learning presents new challenges, including in the assessment and feedback practices you use. Many of the principles of good feedback and assessment can still apply to the online environment, they just need to be reframed to fit this new context. Regardless of the setting, there are […]
What’s the idea? Moving from the classroom to online learning presents new challenges, including around assessment and feedback practices. Many of the principles of good feedback and assessment can still apply to the online environment, they just need to be reframed to fit this new context. Regardless of the setting, there are some key considerations […]
What’s the idea? Moving from the classroom to online learning presents new challenges, including around assessment and feedback practices. Many of the principles of good feedback and assessment can still apply to the online environment, they just need to be reframed to fit this new context. Hinge questions, for example, can be a great way […]
