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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

ResearchEd Guide to Cognitive Science - A Review Part 1

This book is so good, so influential, so important for teachers to read that the review needed to be split in half! What follows covers...

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 27, 20246 min read

Fellow of The Institute of Leadership - News

Chris has been made a Fellow of The Institute of Leadership (FIoL). Recommended for highly experienced leaders who are passionate about...

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 24, 20241 min read

Desirable Difficulties in Action - A Review

"...superb – clear, succinct and actionable"

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 20, 20246 min read

Curriculum leadership course

Adam delivered the third session of the PiXL Primary curriculum leaders course on Tuesday this week. The session focused on planning...

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 19, 20241 min read

Thinking Deeply About Primary Mathematics - A Review

Kieran Mackle’s work on the Thinking Deeply About Primary Education podcast is well known and the way that he marries research with...

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 12, 20242 min read

Outrageously Good - Responsive Coaching by Josh Goodrich

Josh’s Responsive Coaching Map is a marvel to behold

Chris Passey

Apr 6, 20247 min read

Meaningful Leadership

Tom Sherrington's post on Behaviour really stirred something in the Twitter-sphere (I am not calling it X); his ability to mix...

Chris Passey

Apr 3, 20243 min read

Instructional Coaching at the Empower Trust

On 11th March, I was delighted to deliver a session for the Empower trust on an introduction to Instructional coaching. I would have...

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 3, 20241 min read

Easter holidays... time to get ahead with writing

The Easter holidays mean one thing for Chris and I - time to make inroads into the writing of ‘Succeeding as a Deputy Head’ for...

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 3, 20241 min read

ITT Assessment Lecture

Back in February, I was fortunate enough to deliver a lecture to ITT third year students at Greenwich university on assessment. We looked...

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 3, 20241 min read

University Partnership Lectures

Over the course of this academic year, I have been delighted to support the Initial Teacher Training programme at Greenwich university...

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 3, 20241 min read

Assessment and feedback reconsidered - a publication for Testbase

Co-director, Adam was excited to be asked to write a small piece for Testbase in November on assessment with an eye on teacher wellbeing....

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 3, 20241 min read

PiXL insights - February 2024

I was thrilled for my school to be featured in an edition of PiXL insights focusing on the theme of challenge. The team at Birkbeck...

Adam Kohlbeck

Apr 3, 20241 min read

EEF Governance Guidance

Chris has been asked by the Education Endowment Foundation to contribute to their latest guidance for governors. As a Chair of Governors...

Chris Passey

Mar 29, 20241 min read

Instructional coaching

Creating the conditions for successful implementation Instructional coaching currently sits in a fairly unique place in the educational...

Adam Kohlbeck

Mar 29, 202415 min read

The Problem with Outstanding

‘Outstanding’ has been the holy grail for school leaders since Ofsted was born in 1992. The implicit rewards in the judgement have long...

Adam Kohlbeck

Mar 29, 20244 min read

Authenticity in Leadership

Michael Holland, Founder and president of Bishop House said, “Authentic leadership is revealed in the alignment of what you think, what...

Adam Kohlbeck

Mar 29, 20243 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