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Kristin Savage

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16 May 2020 10 principles of effective online teaching

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Bianca Pellet

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21 July 2018 My advice for teachers thinking about moving from secondary to primary? Make sure you like slime

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Amy Solder

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24 February 2018 What research do you need to make evidence-informed decisions about edtech?

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Nicola Lark-Spain

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18 February 2018 Year 6 trainee placement? No need to fear, check out our survival tips ...

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Jill Berry

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27 April 2018 I nearly left teaching after the first term – 30 years on, here’s my advice for those considering quitting

10 March 2018 Do good teachers always make effective school leaders?

18 January 2018 Should headteachers and school leaders maintain a teaching commitment?

19 November 2018 Internal promotions into school leadership: how to lead those who used to be your colleagues

14 April 2019 How to unwind in the school holidays: five top tips for teachers

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The pride, the workload and toilet breaks: my life after teaching

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It feels like barely a month goes by without seeing another blog or report about teachers are walking away from the profession and the recruitment and retention crisis. I'm not judging: I was one of t...

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Schools thrive with order, discipline and the eccentric teachers who do things differently

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"Let down your buckets!" Mr Wilkes shouts at window-shaking volume. It's 1993 or 1994 and I am in my earth science class, a subject I think would be called geography today. Mr Wilkes paces the front o...

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Joining a multi-academy trust: a governor’s view

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My school is an outstanding secondary located in London and was one of the first schools to convert to academy status – and we have recently joined a multi-academy trust (MAT). As a governing board, w...

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In with the old and new: we need the NQT and the experienced head of department in the same staffroom

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It's not just the kettle that gets heated in the staffroom. A combination of pressure from pupils and pressure from management often results in outbursts directed at the wrong people. "You've only bee...

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Better together: the importance of forming relationships as a new teacher

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If there's one thing that schools have plenty of, it's people. There aren't many jobs that require you to interact with so many people every day; in addition your pupils, there are parents, members of...

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A beginner’s guide to: Professor Barak Rosenshine

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Best known for: Rosenshine's research has contributed significantly to understanding the effectiveness of various instructional methods, which culminated in his identification of 10 principles of...

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A beginner's guide to Professor John Hattie

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Don't miss Professor @john_hattie of #VisibleLearning fame during a webinar entitled 'Collective Efficacy or Individual Ineffectiveness - part of the #sparkingconversations series with #BTSSparkUS and...

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Can school leaders rely on Kotter's change management model?

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A few weeks ago I wrote about the need for school leaders to be appropriately critical of educational and management gurus. One such guru is John Kotter, whose name is often found on lists of the worl...

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