Evidence-based teaching in Taiwan
Given the choice of spending a few days over half-term digging the garden, or giving a keynote at a conference in Taiwan, which would you have chosen?
School-led system
How to write to demonstrate impact
If you need to supply impact evidence in support of funding or want to showcase the work of your school, these tips will help you to show evidence of impact to a wider audience.
An autumn update: the school-led system
Roger Pope, Chair of NCTL, looks at some of the recent developments in a school-led system.
Developing exceptional leaders
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Catherine Gilhooly, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, SLE, Teaching schools
A dynamic professional development programme run by a teaching school alliance helps develop staff into leaders and drives school improvement in a large multi-academy trust in London.
Educational psychology in a multi-academy trust
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Catherine Gilhooly, Posted on:
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CPD, Learning and development, Research and development, School-led system
We meet 2 educational psychologists working at the Bright Futures multi-academy trust in the north-west, Dr Adam Rumble and Dr George Thomas.
Light bulb moments: school-to-school support
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Barbara Rogers, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, National support school, NLE, School-led system, School-to-school support, SLE
National leader of education, Barbara Rogers, shares her experiences of supporting other schools in the North West and how to achieve those light bulb moments.
10 tips for teaching schools - how to build a successful alliance
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Roger Pope, Posted on:
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Leadership development, School-led system, Teaching schools
Roger Pope, NCTL Chair, gives his personal insight into how successful teaching school alliances operate.
Why school governance matters
Roger Pope, Chair of NCTL, looks at the challenges and impact of school governance.
What are teaching schools and system leaders?
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Peter Clarke, Posted on:
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NLE, NLG, School-led system, SLE, Teaching schools
A guide to the roles and structures within the school-led system.
I’ve worked at just 1 school… but I’ve found a job for life
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Ros Perry, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, Teaching schools
We talk to an assistant headteacher about her career path in a primary teaching school and why she’s so passionate about training new teachers starting out in the classroom.
School improvement starts with high quality teacher training
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Catherine Gilhooly, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, SLE, Teaching schools
A north-west teaching school is drawing on the power of a large collaboration of schools to create a successful teacher training operation.
School improvement – what is it like to be a school receiving support?
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Peter Clarke, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, National support school, NLE, School-led system, School-to-school support
In 2013, Our Lady and St Benedict was judged to be requires improvement by Ofsted. At the time, they were operating with 50% supply teachers, struggling to get consistent teaching and the school was run-down. Now the corridors and classrooms …
An exciting model of teacher training
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Amy Page, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, Teaching schools
Amy Page is an assistant headteacher at Studley High, and runs the initial teacher training programme for the Shires Teaching School Alliance in Warwickshire.
Becoming a new teaching school
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Lee Gray, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, School-to-school support, Teaching schools
We met Lee Gray the headteacher at Studley High at the induction for new teaching schools last year. We caught up with Lee later in the autumn term to find out more about his plans. You can watch a video …
My first year as a national leader of education
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Rachael Buda, Posted on:
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Leadership development, National support school, NLE, School-led system, School-to-school support, SLE
We’re following Sian Hampton in her first year as a national leader of education (NLE) to discover how the role meets her expectations, learning about her successes, achievements and challenges along the way.
Unlocking the power of collaboration
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Catherine Gilhooly, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development, School-led system, School-to-school support, SLE, Teaching schools
Six Lincolnshire teaching school alliances unlocked the power of collaboration when they agreed to work closely together. We visited Kyra Teaching School Alliance to find out more.
Women Leading in Education: The power of coaching
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Catherine Gilhooly, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, Learning and development
We speak to some of our volunteer coaches and women teachers receiving coaching to find out about their experiences and how it has made an impact on their careers.
Headteachers leading beyond their own school gates
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Roger Pope, Posted on:
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CPD, Leadership development, NLE, School-led system, Teaching schools
Roger Pope Chair of NCTL looks at the changing nature of school leadership.
Welcome to new teaching schools and national leaders of education
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Roger Pope, Posted on:
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National support school, NLE, School-led system, Teaching schools
I’d like to congratulate the latest group of new teaching schools and national leaders of education, who have taken up the challenge of taking responsibility for improving not just their own schools, but others as well. They join over 750 …
Putting research at the heart of your school
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Peter Clarke, Posted on:
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R&D practical advice, Research and development, School-led system, Teaching schools
The Mead Academy Trust has put research and development at the very core of their work. They explain why research and development was chosen as a strategic priority and how it has been embedded across the alliance.
How do specialist leaders of education support research in schools?
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Peter Clarke, Posted on:
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Research and development, School-led system, School-to-school support, SLE, Teaching schools
Teacher Tom Nolan explains how he has approached research and development in his role as a specialist leader of education (SLE).