This afternoon the Wessex Partnership convened our first NQT meeting, bringing newly qualifies teaches from three local schools together to share their journey into the profession. It was a real privilege to meet with the various staff from across the …
Marvellous: Stoke City kit man Neil Baldwin’s biopic I have only read about Marvellous, but I expect I watch the BBC drama after reading the response online. Then Stoke City manager Lou Macari asks Neil Baldwin (kit man) How do …
The first ARS or audience response system I encountered was Quizdom. Correct keypad answers pushed racing cars towards the finishing line. They were a pretty penny back in the day but ARS take on many forms these days, many enabled …
In preparation for the ASCL Workshop I revisited a visual diagram of leading data I have been building, rebulding and adding to as I work with the data team at The Wellington Academy. This is where I am at currently. It is …
Any day that starts with bacon baps has a potential to become a good day. The ASCL Leadership of Data most certainly turned out to be a “good day,” more importantly it was an informative and insightful day that will impact on how we …
Fairness vs Equality an educators conundrum. Should all students be treated fairly or equally? Every teacher, in every classroom, regardless of context, wrestles with this conundrum. The much hailed consistency would appear to endear itself with equality and as a …
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What is more important than the quality of teaching in schools? It is a difficult question to avoid when you are part of a school leadership team, not that you would want to avoid it any how. It is a …
