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The shocking mediation of Ofsted criteria by 'rogue' inspectors

Nov 10, 2013 | Category: training

There's a lot said and written about what Ofsted do and don't want to see in lessons, and it turns out a lot of it is nonsense. Fortunately though we have Michael Wilshaw, the chief inspector, saying...

#Ofsted #Sir Michael Wilshaw #Old Andrew #Mary Myatt

What 3 things would you do to help a teacher improve?

Dec 03, 2013 | Category: training

If there was no OfSTED, no league tables, no SLT... just you and your class. What would you choose to do to make it GREAT?Do that anyway...Tom SherringtonEvery teacher needs to improve. Not because th...

#Ofsted #Zoe Elder #coaching #Dylan Wiliam #Tom Sherrington #Dan Heath

Has lesson observation become the new Brain Gym?

Nov 16, 2013 | Category: training

I've thought a lot about lesson observation over the past couple of years and have come to the conclusion that it is broken. What is most worrying is that it is almost universally accepted as the best...

#Ofsted #Sir Michael Wilshaw #Graham Nuthall #Robert Bjork #Joe Kirby #Chris Moyes #lesson observation #Mary Myatt #Matt O'Leary #Robert Coe

Wellington Education Festival

Jun 22, 2013 | Category: training

Thank you so much to all those who squeezed in to my Deliberately Difficult session at Wellington today.[caption id="attachment_3701" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Photo by @headguruteacher[/captio...

#Education Festival #Johnny Ball #Nevile Gwynne #Wellington College

So, what IS the point of INSET days?

Jan 06, 2013 | Category: training

Every teacher needs to improve, not because they are not good enough, but because they can be even better. Dylan Wiliam, keynote to SSAT conference, December 2012 Back in August 2011, long before I ev...

#Ian Gilbert #Dylan Wiliam #INSET #John Tomsett #CPD

Planning a 'perfect' lesson

Jun 30, 2012 | Category: training

How long does a decent lesson take to plan? Ofsted have recently made clear that they're not interested in over complicated lesson plans noting that "excessive detail within plans causes teachers to l...

#Ofsted #Phil Beadle #John Tomsett #Lesson planning #checklists #Michael Fullan #random lesson generators

Should we stop doing good things?

Sep 12, 2011 | Category: training

Surely doing good things is something we should do more of? Especially at school. I have seldom met a teacher who is not interested in doing the best for their students and therefore pretty keen to do...

#AfL #Dylan Wiliam #brain gym #learning styles #Pareto #Weight Watchers

What's the point of INSET days?

Aug 30, 2011 | Category: training

Recently, I overheard a colleague say that they had never attended an INSET (IN SErvice Training) day that wasn't a complete waste of time. I have to admit that I felt rather startled by this as, with...

#Dan Pink #Fed-ex days #INSET