Is your school ready for the next generation of teacher PLD?

Is your school ready for the next generation of teacher PLD?

Summary of the Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) report on Remote PLD   “School professionals can gain knowledge and skills from remote PD, ultimately leading to gains in pupil outcomes” (EEF, August 2020). Professional Learning and Development has been an...
Revving up teacher performance with IRIS Connect

Revving up teacher performance with IRIS Connect

Imagine that you open the newspaper tomorrow to find that the government has decided to change the rules for issuing driving licenses. Anyone that now wants a license must undertake a year-long university diploma, where they will study Newton’s Laws of Motion and...
John Hattie: 10 myths about student achievement

John Hattie: 10 myths about student achievement

John Hattie’s 15 year meta-analysis of over ¼ of a billion students worldwide has enabled him to identify what really aids student achievement. In an interview with Sarah Montague for BBC Radio 4, he dispels some popular myths about what does and doesn’t matter...
7 useful tips to make coaching feedback formative

7 useful tips to make coaching feedback formative

Written by Christophe Mullings To make a coaching session as worthwhile as possible, any feedback given and received needs to be effective. Enhance your coaching session by taking on board these 7 tips from expert coach and consultant, Mike Fleetham. 1. Understand the...
Teacher coaching: What school leaders need to consider

Teacher coaching: What school leaders need to consider

Written by Christophe Mullings “Coaching done well may be the most effective intervention designed for human performance.” – Atul Gawande, Personal Best, The New Yorker Coaching provides a fantastic opportunity for experienced teachers to develop themselves further....