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Welcome to EduPulse, your go-to source for educational insights and inspiration. Our blog is dedicated to sharing knowledge and experiences that will help demystify various educational themes and subjects. We strive to provide honest and relevant content that will guide you through the ins and outs of the educational process. Join us on this learning voyage and become more curious, committed, and joyful in your pursuit of knowledge.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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(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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Help! I'm an Imposter!
Sitting in your own vulnerability definitely has its downsides: you are painfully aware that what you are feeling isn't real and is a cruel
Chris Passey
Jun 17, 20243 min read
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