Disadvantaged Students Strategy
The vast majority of schools will have a cohort of pupils termed ‘disadvantaged’ and school leaders will have in a strategy in place to assist…
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Diana Osagie Recommends: Non-observed Observations Vicki Penney, Shoreham Academy
If you are thinking of adapting your processes for lesson observation and staff development, this approach from Vicki Penney (@vip_computing) may provide a new route…
Procrastination – The Root that Leads to Nothing….
Procrastination strikes everyone, and once it gets a hold of you, it can be very difficult to shake it off. When you imagine a highly…
Communicating student data with colleagues
Information sharing has been an area in our school which we are continuing to evolve in ways that will benefit the students. It is essential…
How can we encourage girls to get into STEM?
With a shortage of engineers a real threat, encouraging girls to embrace STEM subjects and careers is more important than ever.
Giving your teaching team a boost
As a leader, it is important to remember that you are very much part of a team. Knowing and understanding your team can be very…
But I’m not black
Teaching Black History can be tricky for both new and experienced teachers. Here are some frank do’s and don’ts from a Black British mentor who…
Making pride an everyday practice
A month of Pride kicked off in June 2019 and kick-started the celebration of LGBTQ rights and the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. It…
Let’s refresh rather than recover in September 2020
We cannot begin September by talking about ‘lost learning’ or a ‘recovery curriculum’. Nothing has been lost because it was never there. There is nothing…
Teachers as Mentors
Educators educate, right? Absolutely right, and when asked ‘what do you do?’ my answer would be ‘I’m a teacher’.