by Matthew Dean | 8 Jun, 2021 | 2021, Guest Post, Research
For much of my teaching career, I knew very little about educational research. I seemed to survive pretty well without it. Like a lot of teachers, I achieved good results and was well-respected by my colleagues. I might even have been tempted to argue that we can...
by Matthew Dean | 24 Feb, 2021 | 2021, Research
The topic of school culture and working conditions has been an increasingly popular one in discussions between school leaders. Over the past few months we (David Weston, Bethan Hindley and Maria Cunningham) have been working on pulling together findings from across...
by Matthew Dean | 9 Dec, 2020 | 2020, Events
The Teacher Development Trust Teaching and Leadership Mini Summits ran throughout October 2020 and brought together a range of experts from across the education sector alongside case studies from multi academy trusts to share their experience and expertise. ...
by Matthew Dean | 26 Nov, 2020 | Events, Webinars
“I’ve been struggling to find time for the strategic thinking about my school and staff – it’s been like running a snow day every day but I know I can’t forget the strategy.” In the final #CPDConnectUP of 2020,: ‘Finding Time for Strategic Thinking During...
by Matthew Dean | 5 Nov, 2020 | 2020, Events
Beth Greville-Giddings reports on our Performance Development Summit held virtually on October 13th 2020. Done well, the appraisal process can be supportive, developmental and instil a culture of trust and growth across an organisation, however for many people,...
