I am a Headteacher, thinking out loud about my own practice (current and past), thoughts from day-to-day experience and the research and colleagues I am fortunate to engage with.
@CoreySnuggs
“We don’t know as much about it (great teaching) as we’d like to. We get glimpses at the moon through a cloudy sky – snippets that give insight. We try and bind them together but we have a precarious grasp of something that is very complicated.”
Robert Coe
The Holistic Curriculum: the entirety of the school’s education offer
When we talk about a school’s curriculum, the mind often jumps straight to subjects — the programmes of study, the knowledge maps, the progression models. But the true curriculum of a school extends far beyond the timetable. It is every experience, opportunity, and encounter a child has within the life of the school. It is,…
How Do I Know? They’re Attending to Learning
In the classroom, attention has to be everything. Without it, meaningful and purposeful learning can’t take place. As part of our How Do I Know? series (see my previous post on How Do I Know? Crucial Question for Teachers and Leaders) , the release of Steplab’s Video couldn’t have come at a better time. We…
What Now? Life After SATs
The pencils are down. The papers are packed away. SATs are over. So, what now?For Year 6 teachers, this post-SATs season is a rare and precious window. It’s not an ending, but a golden opportunity: a time to celebrate how far your pupils have come, prepare them for the journey ahead, and reflect on your…
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