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Brand New: Headteacher Appraisal Consultancy
Although it sounds as if I am wishing the summer away, before we know it the new school year will have started. And with it comes Headteacher appraisal season. Even though this is a process that should be arranged and managed by the Board of Governors, in my experience it... View Article
Category: School Leadership
Subject Leadership Teams – The Pros and Cons
With the increased focus on subject leadership over the last few years an increasing number of schools that I have worked with or visited have developed subject leadership teams instead of the traditional ‘one subject per subject leader’ model common in most schools. Obviously, this suits smaller schools where that... View Article
Category: Subject Leadership
The Diary of an Anxious Child
This post has been written by former headteacher sbladon: https://stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2023/03/01/the-diary-of-an-anxious-child/ Monday 20th February It’s the first day of the spring second half term. Some children look forward to returning to school after a holiday. Others do not. Some children are ambivalent. Others experience a level of fear that you or... View Article
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What EAL pupils can teach your school
This blog has been written by Sarah Christie. Sarah Christie has worked as an EAL lead and specialist learning support in Primary schools in Manchester. Her involvement in language learning began when working in Italy teaching English at 18 and she is now interested in the science of bilingualism and... View Article
Category: School Leadership
Life after Headship – The First Week
This post has been written by former headteacher sbladon: https://stevebheadteacher.wordpress.com/2023/01/27/life-after-headship-the-first-week/ It’s the evening of Friday 20th January, 2023. I’m sitting in the living room at home, surrounded by cards, gifts and a loving family. I’m trying to work out how I’m feeling. I’m not actually sure how I feel but... View Article
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Preparing for your Ofsted Inspection | The Initial Phone Call
As with many things in life, the Ofsted phone call can occur when you least expect it. Even in schools that feel the call should be imminent, the actual call is often when the headteacher least expects it: out of school on a training course or accompanying a school trip.... View Article
Category: Inspection
Subject Leadership and monitoring – what’s the plan?
Having worked with so many subject leaders recently it’s become apparent that not only are there considerable differences in the time they are allocated to fulfill the role, but also considerable differences in the direction and management of how they fulfill the role, especially when it comes to monitoring and... View Article
Category: Subject Leadership
Black History Month | An interview with our author, Alex Neophitou
This month of October commemorates Black History Month which is to raise awareness of ways the history that black people have created has an impact on society today. Black History Month was a way to help teachers educate pupils about Black and African-Americans and the History they have made. There... View Article
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