Hitting the Ground Running as a Senior Leader!
If you are a senior leader either taking up a headship, deputy headship or assistant headship, you will be starting to think about September already…
Category: Teacher Development
Teachers as Mentors
Educators educate, right? Absolutely right, and when asked ‘what do you do?’ my answer would be ‘I’m a teacher’.
Developing trust and respect with your new class!
Thinking about your style of engagement is an important part of your teaching practise. When planning your lessons, it is important to gain the children’s interest…
Looking after your #1 teaching instrument
Heading back to school after the summer break can often see a lot of teachers, especially new teachers, experiencing some difficulties with their voice.
Fire up your teacher engagement
Richard Endacott shares his game-changing tactics and techniques to help teachers, educators, head teachers and coaches embrace and engage with change in order to motivate.
Cultivating community in the classroom
Make the classroom an inclusive community for participation and discussion
The Difficult Lesson Observation!
Lesson observations and teaching audits should be in full swing now. Schools will be also being receiving their first visits from their improvement partners. Always…
Need to Know: Working in Alternative Provision
Many visitors to our school have never been to a pupil referral unit and are often unsure as to what to expect. Some are visibly…
Be your unique self!
Coaching tools are an excellent way to reflect on teaching practice and how to improve your teaching and learning environment. The Johari’s window is just…
Why Study Maths?
Maths. Pupils tend to love it or hate it, with very few sitting on the fence! You either ‘get it’ or you don’t, and many…