#WTD17
I hope our staff knew just how much they are appreciated, if not, I hope they do now. Today (Thursday) we passed on all the messages of thanks and appreciation that we had collected from parents and students to our …
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Refining assessment
I have been interested and invested in assessment for as long as I have been a teacher, initially as part of the “assessment, marking and feedback” debate that encircles pedagogical practice through to debates around national data. The tendrils of …
How deep the rabbit-hole goes?
A Twitter bio offers a curious combination of infinite time (to compose and write) though limited words to describe oneself. It therefore offers an insightful glimpse to the self-perception of the author. Keven Bartle’s bio purports Daddy, Headteacher and co-conspirator with @hgaldinoshea Confidently humble & humbly confident …
Stars – staff recognition
Recognising and acknowledging the discretionary effort staff put into an organisation should be far simpler than it is. It is, in truth, a psychological minefield, a potential pot-hole, if not thoroughly thought through and by that I mean at least …
Reporting to parents
With just six reporting cycles under my belt at The Wellington Academy, this term saw the release of Progress Reports to all seven year groups, within days of the term coming to end. Reflecting back over this process, I hoped might just …
Marked improvement
This is not the time to be reflecting on a weekends marking however, just as I am checking out and about to power down, @dandesignthink posts this insightful image on Twitter. If you have not come across Dan’s graphic design, do …
CPD for peanuts
The Teaching, Learning and Assessment Conference or TLAB13 is fast approaching, Saturday 16th March 2013. As everyone is contributing their effort gratis the cost of the event is staggeringly low, just £40. With three keynotes and three workshops you are …
The power of community
I get so much from my online colleagues that I am so looking forward to making about dozen people 3D and meeting up with many of them at The Teaching, Learning and Assessment Conference on March 16th, 2013 at Berkhamsted. Surely …