From reluctant student to inspirational teacher
From reluctant student to inspirational teacher
Kieran Anderson's journey into teaching shows how lived experience becomes a powerful tool for motivating others.
Ofsted’s commitment to supporting reduced teacher workload
I’m pleased that Ofsted has been involved with the Teacher Workload Review Groups. These led to the three recent reports aimed at reducing workload associated with marking, planning and data management. Along with two other Ofsted colleagues, I worked on …
Data (as we knew it) is dead!
Right from the onset of the new National Curriculum and the removal of levels we decided as a Multi-Academy Trust (The White Horse Federation) to review how we collected and used performance data. We took our ‘levels’ thinking hats off and …
Managing research projects
Practical advice on school-led research – in the third blog in a series on research in schools, Robin Hall looks at the advice from schools who took part in the...
Designing randomised controlled trials
...important to use the correct statistical test for your data. This will depend on the type of trial you ran and the kind of data you collected. There are many...
Choosing classroom interventions
Practical advice on school-led research – in the first of a series of blogs on research in schools, Robin Hall looks at approaches to testing interventions in the classroom.
Making time to use data effectively
South Axholme Academy in Doncaster has introduced a series of changes to reduce the time spent on cumbersome data collection and allow teachers time to respond to what the data is telling them. A year or so ago, it became …
Assessment practice at East Whitby Community Primary School
Following the Government’s decision to remove levels from the National Curriculum I was keen to review the school’s assessment practice. There was a general feeling in the school that the removal of levels provided an opportunity to re-think the approach …
Update from Emma Thom, Deputy Headteacher, Plantsbrook Secondary School
Plantsbrook School is committed to tackling teacher workload. We recognise the importance of staff welfare to ensure that our students get the best possible learning experiences. Today I'm writing this update on my previous blog because the three reports from the …
Using new technology to support data sharing and marking
Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School in Buckinghamshire has been making innovative use of technology to tackle two long-standing teacher workload burdens: data sharing and marking. For the last couple of years Sir William Borlase’s Grammar School, a selective co-educational secondary …
More effective feedback using video
Shireland has for well over a decade had a national reputation for using technology well not only in the classroom but also as a means of underpinning and improving school processes. It supports all areas of school life, from day …