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Alternative Provision and Getting Pupils Back
I remember sitting in a sterile, windowless meeting room during a Tuesday afternoon briefing, listening to a consultant in a sharp suit explain the “transformative...
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The Complete Guide to Your First Year Teaching
If you’ve spent any time on LinkedIn or browsing through expensive teacher training blogs lately, you’ve probably been bombarded with a “complete guide to starting...
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Alternative Provision and Getting Pupils Back
I remember sitting in a sterile, windowless meeting room during a Tuesday afternoon briefing, listening to a consultant in a sharp suit explain the “transformative...
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The Complete Guide to Your First Year Teaching
If you’ve spent any time on LinkedIn or browsing through expensive teacher training blogs lately, you’ve probably been bombarded with a “complete guide to starting...
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Settling a Pupil Who Arrives in February
I remember sitting in a departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, thirty-page “Induction Handbook” that had cost the school a small fortune...
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Ten Years and Good Feedback
I remember sitting in a windowless seminar room during my first year as a middle leader, nodding politely while a consultant in a slim-fit suit...
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Creativity Requires Something to Be Creative With
I was sitting in a CPD session last Tuesday—the kind where the air conditioning is too loud and the presenter is far...
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Getting and Reviewing an Ehcp
I remember sitting in a drafty departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, three-page pamphlet from the local authority that...
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Reports Parents Can Act on
I remember sitting in a windowless departmental meeting back in 2014, staring at a glossy, twenty-page handbook on “holistic communication strategies” that...
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Homework With a Purpose or Not at All
I remember sitting in a department meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, twenty-page training manual that promised a “revolutionary paradigm...
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The Complete Guide to Instructional Coaching
I’ve sat through enough “professional development” seminars to know that when a consultant starts talking about a “complete guide to instructional coaching,”...
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Problem Solving Is Domain Specific
I’ve sat through enough “innovation seminars” to know the drill: some consultant in a slim-fit suit stands at the front of a...
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Five Minute Appointments That Achieve Something
I remember sitting in a drafty secondary school corridor in 2012, clutching a lukewarm cup of tea and staring at a “strategic...
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Teaching a Class With a Five Year Spread
I remember sitting in a professional development session back in 2014, watching a consultant in a crisp suit explain how we could...
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The Complete Guide to Professional Development
I remember sitting in a windowless staffroom in 2014, staring at a PowerPoint presentation about “Transformative Pedagogical Leadership” while my coffee went...
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Send Identification and the Support That Follows
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room during my third year as Head of Department, staring at a glossy, twenty-page booklet...
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