School Leaders: Managing the stress of Coronavirus
The stress and anxiety we saw and experienced during the protracted Brexit negotiations now seems almost minor in comparison to the Coronavirus Pandemic and its...
Category: Opinion
Is your MAT , Academy or School Covid Compliant?
As schools across the UK open for all students for the new school year, teaching professionals need guidance on how best to support and protect...
The revolution has begun: Are you signed up?
In a series of blogs JMC unpick this sea change in CPD and speak to school leaders about the revolution in CPD in their school....
Marking in schools: Feedback or Feed Forward?
Any marking policy must have the students at the heart of it. What happens to all your marking comments? We teachers spend hours and hours...
The 3 theories of ‘thinking’.
Here Joe Warren explains how teachers can get the best from all of the many ‘theories of thinking’ without over thinking it all… How do...
How to Prepare for an Ofsted Deep Dive
The new Ofsted framework really gives more time for Ofsted inspectors to look at lines of enquiry and subjects in some depth: the now-famous Jacques...
News: School Inspection Service (SIS) closes
Is your school currently inspected by SIS? Are you a Steiner or Faith School? Do you need support in managing the transition from SIS to...
News : Ofsted Consultation 2019
Ofsted Consultation Ofsted seeks your views on our proposals for changes to the education inspection framework from September 2019. This consultation closes at 11:45pm on...
The new kid on the block of Hattie’s Effect sizes…
The greatest effect size when I first started blogging in 2012 was “Feedback” at 1.13, but Hattie has continued to add to his meta-analysis since...
Book Review : “A Practical Guide to creating a Culture of Excellence.”
Jonathan Taylor, our guest book reviewer finds leadership 'addressed in a common sense but insightful manner' in a read he recommends.