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Jill Berry

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

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

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

31 May 2018 How can school leaders look after their wellbeing?

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

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Fergal Roche

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02 February 2018 Get it right, and teaching is life-transforming and exciting. Get it wrong, and stress takes over

15 February 2018 If teachers could learn from each other more, maybe teaching could be a lifelong profession – not a four-year sacrifice

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Dr Gary Jones

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10 August 2017 Can school leaders rely on Kotter's change management model?

09 February 2018 How to run a journal club in your school: top tips from research

10 March 2017 Foxes vs hedgehogs: 7 evidence-based leadership tips for headteachers

22 April 2017 You don't need a school research champion, you need a team of champions – and here's how to build one

19 September 2017 How do you know which educational research to trust? Here are the questions to ask

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Elizabeth Aubrey

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13 April 2017 Why won't schools listen to the experts about reducing workload?

02 May 2017 Testing times ...

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Tom Middlehurst

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29 March 2017 Dear Justine, it’s not just about school funding and selective education – the way you ignore teachers is the real travesty

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Dear Justine, it’s not just about school funding and selective education – the way you ignore teachers is the real travesty

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In early March, Theresa May articulated her vision for education, ahead of announcement that £320m would be confirmed for 140 new free schools and the expansion of existing selective schools. The prim...

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Life goes on, students come and go – but some things stick

Tales from the frontline

This week I did something that I probably wasn't supposed to: I looked up some of my old students on Facebook. I would never add students or chat with them on social media – despite requests popping u...

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EdTech could transform teaching and learning, but only if teachers – not companies and developers – own it

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Too many teachers don't like technology. As a teacher who trains other primary teachers how to use technology, I find this frustrating because, with the right approach, it can completely transform tea...

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Smart collaboration

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Given the importance attached to collaboration and partnership work in our 'self-improving system', there is surprisingly little research on the most effective means of collaboration between and withi...

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Improving the outcomes of teacher CPD

Research Matters

Professor Simon Burgess of the University of Bristol says: "Having a good teacher as opposed to a mediocre or poor teacher makes a big difference...

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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 iden...

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Dr Gary Jones

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 world...

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

Tales from the frontline

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 ...

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