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Why should schools be engaging parents?

by admin | 18 Oct, 2016 | Advice, Research, Uncategorized

A few years ago, I was talking to a boy in year 7. He was already in a programme to prevent him from being excluded, and he was telling me that he was trying hard to behave well. I asked if his teachers were pleased with his progress. His answer summed up my area of...

Is reading a virus?

by admin | 26 Sep, 2016 | Research, Teachers

Dr Jessie Ricketts (@ricketts_lara) In 1998, Uta Frith argued that reading, a cultural invention, is a ‘virus’ that ‘infects speech processing’. So how does learning to read impact on oral vocabulary learning? Infants begin by learning spoken labels (phonological...

How can schools use Appreciative Inquiry to improve their own practice?

by admin | 8 Sep, 2016 | Research

A guest blog post by Tony Nicholls, Management Thinker @TheTonyNicholls Appreciative Inquiry: Developing focus, effectiveness and fulfilment I’ve recently been working with a Head Teacher and her leadership team at one of England’s largest inner-city...

New systematic review of effective professional development

by admin | 31 Oct, 2014 | Research

The Teacher Development Trust has commissioned a team from Durham University, the Centre for the Use of Research and Evidence in Education (CUREE) and the Institute of Education to undertake a review of the impact teachers’ professional learning and continuing...

Key facts from TALIS – England versus the world

by david.weston | 25 Jun, 2014 | Data, Research

Here is a list of some key and important facts that our team at the Teacher Development Trust has pulled out of today’s report. Do check back for updates. You can read our press release here. School Leaders in England versus the average for TALIS countries...

10 things you need to know about the teacher workload survey

by david.weston | 28 Feb, 2014 | Research, Teachers

The DfE finally published the 2013 teacher workload diary survey today and it contains a huge range of fascinating findings. At first reading, the following notable findings stood out for me – bear in mind these are all averages: Primary school teachers report...