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Supporting Teacher Recruitment through the Pandemic

by Rachel | 22 May, 2020 | Advice, Teachers

Tackling the Recruitment Challenge Research compiled by SchoolDash and TeacherTapp shows a significant decline in teacher job mobility during the coronavirus pandemic, with a 38% drop in teacher recruitment advertisements on school websites between mid-May and the end...

What is instructional coaching?

by admin | 4 Nov, 2018 | Advice, Opinion, Research, Teachers, Uncategorized

Dr Gary Jones, blogger, author and consultant shares his thoughts on the recent research on instructional coaching and the implications it can have on schools’ professional learning development. Gary’s new book Evidence-Based School Leadership and...

Is Twitter your best form of CPD?

by admin | 25 Sep, 2018 | Advice, Newsletter, Research, Teachers

Dr Gary Jones, blogger, author and consultant shares his thoughts on the recent research on systematic review of formally-organized and informally-developed professional learning groups. Gary’s new book Evidence-Based School Leadership and Management: A practical...

Destination or Dead End? Six features of career-savvy schools

by David Weston | 17 Apr, 2018 | Advice, Teachers, Uncategorized

In a time of huge pressure on staffing, some schools (and school groups/chains) are streets ahead when it comes to what’s on offer for careers. In too many schools, career development is only for teachers and it means less classroom, more management. Staff are...

The Under Developed

by admin | 2 Mar, 2018 | Advice, Resources

Jon Richards (@tiddymoke) is National Secretary for Education for UNISON, the UK’s largest public services union, which includes 350,000 education members. Jon sits on the DfE’s Education Forum and represents the European Public Services Union on the EU Education...

How to teach mathematics?

by admin | 27 Feb, 2018 | Advice, Teachers, Uncategorized

A leading figure in mathematics education, Mark McCourt has led many large-scale government education initiatives, both in the UK and overseas. Mark was a Director at the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) and has also been a school...