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Teachers can only improve themselves. But how?
I’ve been thinking a lot about the process of teacher improvement – naturally enough, given that this is my full-time job these days. Increasingly I think that we need to be very clear to understand the process as a very individual one and less of a general one. Essentially teachers are only going to improve … Continue reading
Great CPD. Poor CPD. What are the signs?
When I visit schools in my consultancy work or teacher-trainer role, I usually pick up on signals that indicate to me something about the school’s attitude to professional learning. Sometimes I’m blown away by the energy and commitment to it and I feel my input has a chance of feeding into something with impact; sometimes … Continue reading
Global profession. Global message.
It’s great to travel and see the world; but it’s great be back home. Time to unwind and reflect. I have just returned from delivering five days of training at schools in Lebanon, UAE and Oman. Each of the participating schools was very different, each with their own charismatic leadership teams and idiosyncratic teachers; each … Continue reading
Be A Better B!
Last weekend, after an excellent ResearchEd event in Philadelphia, where Dylan Wiliam had given a superb keynote, I wrote this tweet: Imagine teacher A is way more effective than teacher B. Tendency is to make B emulate what A does. I think this is wrong. We need to work with B to establish how B, … Continue reading
@teacherhead Update #1. October ’18.
Introducing…. This is the first of what I hope will be a half-termly update, highlighting trends and ideas that I pick up in my work across various schools and colleges and through my engagement with online discussions, blogs, conferences and publications. It will also highlight some of the content on this blog that has gained … Continue reading
Edugeeks and Flat-Earthers. Does engaging with research make you a better teacher? #BrewEdHackney
Today I had the immense pleasure of attending the #BrewEd event at Hackney Pirates organised by Clare Sealy. In planning for it, I’d decided to try doing a talk without slides for the first time. I’ve become a bit a slave to the clicker so this was a nice change. The title of the talk: … Continue reading
Building Great Teachers: Theory of Action
Most, if not all, of my current work is geared towards building great teachers. It’s such a fascinating, complex and challenging process. Even if the focus is on yourself, or on one teacher, the process of enabling that one person to become a ‘great teacher’, more effective, more confident, more successful, more able to self-manage, … Continue reading
Priority One: Improving the Quality of Teaching.
The dominant issue in delivering a great education to all young people in a school or college is to ensure that they are being taught well, by someone with the confidence, knowledge and skills required, relevant to the school/college context, in every lesson. Recruiting, retaining and developing great teachers should be a total frontline priority. It already is … Continue reading
Teaching for Distinction @OldhamCollege. FE CPD in action.
Following on from the first post outlining our Teaching for Distinction Programme, here is an update including more of the materials. We’ve just completed the introductory day on Modules 4-6 alongside a recap of Modules 1-3. Oliver Caviglioli produced these lovely infographics to summarise some of the key elements of each module – although it’s … Continue reading
EVENT: Powerful Curriculum Design
If you are interested in curriculum design, this one-day course could be the perfect opportunity to explore a range of powerful ideas to take your school forward. Martin Robinson and I will be delivering the programme based on our experience working with schools around the country. Please come and join us for what promises to … Continue reading
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