The power of a thank you
Like all key workers, this year teachers deserve a special thank you. Today, on national Thank a Teacher Day, Natasha and David share what it feels like to be thanked as a teacher.
Why looking after our mental health has never been more important for teachers
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Ben Levinson, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Teacher mental health, Teacher wellbeing
Headteacher, Ben Levinson, shares how he’s been coping with the challenges COVID-19 has brought to his school community.
The challenges of delivering remote education
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Emma Booth, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Curriculum best practice, Remote education, Secondary schools
Head of English, Emma Booth, shares how she has managed the shift to remote education during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Leading in uncertain times – managing the COVID-19 response as a headteacher
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Janet Sheriff, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Reducing teacher workload, School leadership, Secondary schools, Teacher wellbeing, Teachers' reflections
Janet Sheriff, headteacher at Prince Henry’s Grammar School, reflects on managing her school's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Leading by laptop: flexible working is happening in every school right now – what can we learn from this experience?
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Sue Plant, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Flexible working, School leadership, Secondary schools, Teacher mental health, Teacher wellbeing
Headteacher, Sue Plant, has long been a champion of flexible working. But what has she learnt about working and leading flexibly while navigating the COVID-19 outbreak?
Thank you, teachers, for rising to the challenge
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Andrew Truby, Posted on:
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COVID-19 support, Inspiring teachers, Teachers' reflections
Andrew Truby, executive head, pays tribute to the staff in his schools and to teachers everywhere who have stepped up during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Aiming high: developing senior leaders and making partnerships the best they can be
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Keith Berry and Gill Hughes, Posted on:
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Inspiring teachers, School leadership, SEND, Teacher wellbeing
Keith and Gill have been working together as a senior leadership partnership for over 10 years. But what makes them click?
Unlocking the potential - Jamie's Teacher Effect story
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Jamie Benson, Posted on:
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Inspiring teachers, Secondary schools, Teacher Effect
Economics teacher, Jamie Benson, counsels students after they receive their GCSE results. Find out what happened when one student didn’t get the grades he was expecting.
Shutting down emails, and making meetings matter – how one school reduced workload
Mel Shute, headteacher of Trumpington Park Primary School in Cambridgeshire, shares her school’s journey on reducing workload by tackling a problem familiar to most workplaces – how to communicate effectively with each other. At our school we identified that one …
Inspiring pupils through major sporting events
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Sophie Nicholson, Posted on:
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PE and Sport Premium, Pupil wellbeing and behaviour
Sophie Nicholson, who teaches at a primary in Surrey, shares how she has made the most out of her pupils’ interest in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, by using it as an opportunity to inspire learning in their wider education. …