I’ve worked at just 1 school… but I’ve found a job for life
We talk to an assistant headteacher about her career path in a primary teaching school and why she’s so passionate about training new teachers starting out in the classroom. Becky Riley is assistant...
View ArticleWhat are teaching schools and system leaders?
A guide to the roles and structures within the school-led system. Teaching schools Teaching schools are good or outstanding schools that play an important role in a school-led system, working with...
View ArticleWhy school governance matters
Roger Pope, Chair of NCTL, looks at the challenges and impact of school governance. What do school governors mean to you? If you are a governor, why do you do it? If you are a headteacher, do you...
View Article10 tips for teaching schools - how to build a successful alliance
Roger Pope, NCTL Chair, gives his personal insight into how successful teaching school alliances operate. As well as leading a teaching school myself, I have the enormous privilege of visiting others...
View ArticleLight bulb moments: school-to-school support
National leader of education, Barbara Rogers, shares her experiences of supporting other schools in the North West and how to achieve those light bulb moments. Building relationships Having worked...
View ArticleEducational psychology in a multi-academy trust
We meet 2 educational psychologists working at the Bright Futures multi-academy trust in the north-west, Dr Adam Rumble and Dr George Thomas. Can you describe the work that you do? Adam There are...
View ArticleDeveloping exceptional leaders
A dynamic professional development programme run by a teaching school alliance helps develop staff into leaders and drives school improvement in a large multi-academy trust in London. Harris...
View ArticleAn autumn update: the school-led system
Roger Pope, Chair of NCTL, looks at some of the recent developments in a school-led system. Today, Minister Gibb announced plans to combine staff at the National College for Teaching and Leadership...
View ArticleHow to write to demonstrate impact
If you need to supply impact evidence in support of funding or want to showcase the work of your school, these tips will help you to show evidence of impact to a wider audience. Plan for impact...
View ArticleEvidence-based teaching in Taiwan
Given the choice of spending a few days over half-term digging the garden, or giving a keynote at a conference in Taiwan, which would you have chosen? That’s the choice I made too, and found myself at...
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