Leadership Articles
Instructional Coaching – exploring the 7 principles of partnership
Instructional Coaching - exploring the 7 principles of partnership Following on from my article of last week Instructional Coaching - a pedagogy for learning I want to explore the principles of partnership that underpin the theoretical framework that explains why...
Instructional Coaching a Pedagogy for Learning
Instructional Coaching - a Pedagogy for Learning "Instructional coaches partner with teachers to analyse current reality, set goals, identify and explain teaching strategies to meet goals and provide support until the goals are met." Jim Knight The Impact Cycle...
CPD and curriculum cohesion – the power of professional dialogue
CPD and curriculum cohesion CPD should be at the forefront of the planning process for those who define ambitious targets that will realise the vision for continuous whole school improvement. The complex weaving of subject concepts, knowledge and depth of...
Behaviour, well-being and difficult conversations – a coaching solution
Behaviour, well-being and difficult conversations - a coaching solution Coaching is about moulding attitudes of mind so that the individual who is being coached, the coachee can focus on their own goals, priorities and actions and realise how a change in behaviour,...
Coaching CPD Delivers a Learning Culture
Why coaching CPD is such a powerful way to plan and implement the school vision Coaching is a mechanism for change that is cost-effective, sustainable and that cascades learning widely through professional learning communities within a learning organisation. The...
What is a Learning Culture in your School? 10 strategies that shape excellence and continuous improvement
What is a Learning Culture in your school? Learning Cultures is the name of our company because we believe that where learning is the priority, the absolute goal and the passion that fosters excellence, positive change happens. Everything we do is driven by our own...
Approaches to Instructional Coaching: personalising CPD for teachers
Approaches to Instructional Coaching: personalising CPD for teachers Curriculum cohesion requires very carefully thought through decisions about what to teach, when to teach it and how to create the pedagogy that counts. This involves subject leaders, phase...
The curriculum: creating a tapestry of learning
The curriculum is a myriad of opportunities for learning. It creates the threads that bind together a picture that gives pupils the confidence to find out more, share ideas, question what others think and weave understanding and knowledge within and across...
Sequencing the Science Curriculum – evidence and best practice in the primary phase and KS3
Sequencing the Science Curriculum– evidence and best practice in the primary phase and KS3 By Glynis Frater February 3, 2023 Sequencing the science curriculum so that pupils build on their conceptual learning over time is so important. Science is such a pivotal...
OFSTED: Creating new futures for the teaching profession
Our deepest condolences and sadness at the death of Ruth Perry I was so sad to hear about the death of Ruth Perry, headteacher for Caversham Primary School. I have followed with increasing despair the responses from OFSTED, the late reporting by the BBC and the...
Curriculum intent into implementation
Curriculum intent into implementation My book Primary Curriculum Design and Delivery is now published. It takes a deep dive into the focus on intent into implementation and how to design and deliver a seamless and sequenced primary curriculum. I am currently...
Curriculum CPD and the Quality of Education
Curriculum, CPD and the Quality of Education What is the quality of education? Quality is a relative term and can cover a spectrum of what is excellent, luxury, fit for purpose, or simply poor. The OFSTED handbook for schools makes it very clear that it is how the...