Guest blog from Josh Roy, Teacher at Ernest Bevin Having trained in a challenging environment, being deprived of meaningful (in-school) feedback for about two years, and being bombarded with observations from all possible sides, I feel I should be better placed than...
Written by Christophe Mullings 1. Create a shared vision about what great teaching and learning looks like How can a teacher move towards being better at what they do when they don’t know what that looks like? Giving teachers the opportunity to see great teaching in...
Video conferencing is an exciting technology that is significantly helping to address the challenges of social isolation and reduced collaboration faced by teachers and students. Sadly, the conferencing tools being offered by the big multinationals have been borrowed...
Written by Christophe Mullings “We do not learn from experience…we learn from reflecting on experience.” – John Dewey Reflection is a core component of effective professional learning and development (PLD) and key to becoming a skilled teacher. Meaning a teacher’s...
5 benefits of building a shared library 1. Model and share best practice One of the key things that holds teachers back from moving their practice forward is knowing what good or outstanding teaching looks like. A shared library is a simple and easy way to both model...
Written by Christophe Mullings For many school leaders, the importance of effective teacher PLD needs little explaining. As the Ministry of Education straightforwardly puts it, ‘professional learning has a critical role in ensuring quality teaching and leadership that...
