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Multiple Choice Hinge Questions

Multiple-choice questions generally evoke a mixed range of responses from teachers and school leaders whenever they are used in a lesson...

Adam Kohlbeck

Jul 84 min read

Authenticity and Vulnerability: How systemic change can come from within

We believe that the synergistic relationship between equity, diversity, and vulnerable leadership can lead to more effective and...

Chris Passey

May 162 min read

Making School Development Work

School development planning could be so much better if more people knew about Problem Driven Iterative Action… At the start of this half...

Adam Kohlbeck

May 148 min read

I'm the visible invisible ...

What am I doing? Seriously? Someone have a word will you?! I'm writing things people won't read, recording things people won't watch and...

Chris Passey

Feb 273 min read

Instructional coaching: A model for developing agency and supporting retention efforts

ADAM KOHLBECK, CO-FOUNDER, EDUPULSE; DEPUTY HEADTEACHER, BIRKBECK PRIMARY SCHOOL, UK The United Kingdom has one of the youngest and least...

Adam Kohlbeck

Feb 189 min read

Integrating vulnerability and reflective practices in educational leadership: A framework for professional growth

CHRIS PASSEY FCCT, DEPUTY HEAD, KIMICHI SCHOOL; CO-FOUNDER, EDUPULSE, UK As published in Impact ,17th February 2025 Introduction It is...

Chris Passey

Feb 188 min read

The power of mapping mental models in coaching

Over the last six months, I have been working with the brilliant Sarah Cottinghatt on a coaching tool that we think could help teachers...

Adam Kohlbeck

Feb 29 min read

Coach recruitment and the messages we send…

Instructional coaching is widely recognised as an effective method of teacher development. Sam Sims, (2018) went as far as to say that it...

Adam Kohlbeck

Jan 2610 min read

A reflection on: Using teacher research as a basis for professional renewal (Sachs, 1999)

Judith Sachs chooses an intriguing process to explore in this title. The focus on professional renewal seems significant because of its...

Adam Kohlbeck

Nov 16, 202412 min read

The long and winding writing road... part 3

As we continue to develop and refine our new approach to teaching writing, the second phase of our pilot is now underway, marking an...

Olly Cakebread

Nov 16, 20244 min read

The promised land: The (hopeful) journey to an EdD

Today marks 1 week since I started a (potentially) 208 week journey towards an EdD. The first weekend was full of some incredibly...

Adam Kohlbeck

Oct 12, 20244 min read

Rehearsal in Coaching

Rehearsal as part of the coaching process is often seen as being about ensuring absolute fidelity to a given technique or strategy. For...

Adam Kohlbeck

Oct 11, 20244 min read

Teacher hacks: Fixing everyday classroom issues with metacognition Edited by Nathan Burns.

Nathan Burns is a clear authority on the subject of metacognition. He has spent his career combining teaching and leadership roles with...

Adam Kohlbeck

Oct 5, 20248 min read

The long and winding writing road... blog post 2

This week, we began the pilot phase of our new writing curriculum across two Year 6 classes, one Year 5 class, one Year 3 class and one...

Olly Cakebread

Sep 23, 20245 min read

Unpacking the metaphors of middle leadership

Middle leadership, described as ‘the engine room of the school’ (The Guardian, 2013) is, in my view, the toughest job you can have in a...

Adam Kohlbeck

Sep 9, 20246 min read

(Trying) to make PD stick - Sequences and mechanisms

During the 2023-24 academic year, I did a lot of thinking, re-thinking and thinking again about effective professional development. In...

Adam Kohlbeck

Sep 6, 20245 min read

The long and winding writing road

Writing has always been the core subject that I have found the most intriguingly difficult to teach in the Primary curriculum. It seems...

Adam Kohlbeck

Sep 6, 20247 min read

A View on Rehearsal

The single biggest thing we can do to improve learning is to improve teaching

Adam Kohlbeck

Jul 20, 202410 min read

Getting Your Class to Behave by Sue Cowley: A Review

Sue Cowley’s latest educational offering is typically informative, practical and easy to follow. Getting your class to behave takes...

Adam Kohlbeck

Jul 8, 20243 min read

A Christmas Carol - Using Critical Theory at GCSE: A Review

Conceptual understanding of English Literature texts is become an ever-increasingly important element of lessons in our schools as new...

Chris Passey

Jul 2, 20244 min read