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Are we still using comprehension frameworks to teach primary reading?
Having recently joined a new school, I have been given the opportunity to step back and re-imagine the reading curriculum. I was already aware that assessment-driven approaches to reading existed, however what has surprised me through this process is just how widespread this way of thinking still is. Through reviewing curriculum structures, attending conferences and speaking with teachers, leaders and literacy leads across different schools, it has become clear that many scho
Olly Cakebread
Feb 84 min read
Responsibility Changes You
Leadership is not about having the most answers, but about building conditions in which others can function well; especially when you cannot.
Chris Passey
Jan 52 min read
Headteacher Diaries - One Week
“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be.”...
Chris Passey
Sep 7, 20256 min read
Beyond Inclusion: Designing Curricula Where Every Student Belongs
Inclusion isn’t an add-on, it’s a design principle that raises attainment.
Joanna Tompkins
Sep 1, 20254 min read
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 8, 20254 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 16, 20252 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 14, 20258 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 27, 20253 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 18, 20259 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 18, 20258 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 2, 20259 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 26, 202510 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
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
Assessing for the future: A reflection from Kimichi School
Chris's article in the Chartered College of Teaching's journal, Impact in May 2024
Chris Passey
May 15, 20249 min read
Reframing post-lesson assessment and feedback: A case study
Adam's article for the Chartered College of Teaching's journal, Impact May 2024
Adam Kohlbeck
May 15, 20247 min read
Bringing GCSE skills into the Primary Classroom: Connection and Continuity
When students come to study their GCSE texts in secondary school, how well prepared are they to interpret them with an open mind that has...
Chris Passey
Dec 1, 20234 min read
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