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Oakmere Primary report on NTEN Lesson Study

by admin | 5 Sep, 2013 | Leadership, September 2013, Teachers

Oakmere Primary School took part in the first phase of the NTEN Lesson Study pilot starting in January 2013 which encouraged schools to engage with the Lesson Study process. Here, Julie Lilly, the headteacher at Oakmere describes their experience. Following the...

Can an unqualified teacher make a great headteacher?

by admin | 11 Mar, 2013 | Leadership

There was something of a furore yesterday when it was revealed that a new Free School is intending to hire an unqualified teacher to be the new Headteacher. The question everyone was asking was whether it is possible for such a person to make the school truly...

Putting professional and personal development at the heart of school activities

by admin | 15 Feb, 2013 | Advice, February 2013, Leadership, Newsletter

This blog was written by Charlie Washawski, a freelance leadership coach and trainer. It is one of the articles in our National Teacher Enquiry Network February half term newsletter (sign up here). Our schools are learning environments for all – not just for students....

Engaging staff in a positive school data culture

by admin | 22 Jan, 2013 | Advice, Data, Leadership

Our Chief Exec ran a session at today’s Optimus Data Conference on how to win staff over and create a whole-school positive culture of data use. You can see the slides below. Please get in touch with us if your school or organisation would like support in this...

Enhancing Ofsted’s ability to improve schools

by admin | 10 Nov, 2012 | Leadership, Opinion, Teachers

A personal ‘think-piece’ by our Chief Executive. This may not represent the views of the Teacher Development Trust. The office for standards in education, aka Ofsted, is England’s independent schools inspectorate and regulator. England is not alone...

Teamwork without the hard work

by admin | 24 Oct, 2012 | Advice, Leadership, Newsletter, October 2012, Teachers

How to effectively mentor or participate in a team that gives space for sharing and debate without excessive conflict This post was written by Matthew Greenberg, group facilitator and mediator at Interlink. It is one of the articles in our National Teacher Enquiry...