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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
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
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
Shimamura’s MARGE model of learning in action by Nimish Lad
His efforts to explain each part of MARGE with concrete examples familiar to classroom teachers make it instantly accessible
Adam Kohlbeck
Jun 6, 20246 min read
SEND Strategies for the Primary Years: A Review
Practical, immensely digestible and eminently wise, SEND Strategies for Primary Years has me mourning for the book I wish I'd had.
Chris Passey
Jun 1, 20244 min read
The Impact of Drama on Children from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
Drama can and does academically, socially and morally develop children from “disadvantaged” backgrounds.
Joanna Tompkins
May 31, 20245 min read
Agency - Making coaching count
Why is agency particularly important in teaching? In Responsive coaching, Josh Goodrich (2024) points out that teachers are often alone...
Adam Kohlbeck & Chris Passey
May 25, 20248 min read
Teaching One Pagers - A Review
Seldom does such a resource come along that is so domain-generous as to reset the conversation so firmly
Chris Passey
May 25, 20243 min read
Schools Week - Opinion Piece
This week, Chris wrote an opinion piece for Schools Week on the topic of vaping in our schools. It's a controversial topic not least...
Chris Passey
May 18, 20241 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
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