middle leadership

8 min read 2022-03-16 13:45:02

Establishing effective curriculum leadership

If you’re a senior leader it is likely that you’ll have some responsibility that involves the the curriculum. It is also likely that, at least in

6 min read 2022-02-23 23:01:10

If you’re thinking of moving from middle to senior leadership, there are a number of considerations to give yourself the best chance of success.

7 min read 2022-02-19 01:00:00

There is a good chance that, when we look at things going on at department or classroom level and are not happy with what we find, we are seeing the

5 min read 2022-02-10 05:57:46

The spotlight Every subject leader rightly thinks that their subject is important. And every subject requires colleagues’ attention to build

8 min read 2022-02-04 05:37:34

Until recently, our model for pupil progress meetings was a termly conversation with a year group at a time. We’d use progress matrices that showed

7 min read 2022-01-29 01:20:14

Schools might very well have a grand aim, vision and values but it is not these things that bring about improvement. They simply provide a direction,

8 min read 2022-01-22 01:00:00

Availability of expertise, time and the juggling of many responsibilities all make it very difficult to meet the high subject specific expectations

6 min read 2022-01-12 06:16:35

I have a vivid memory of a penny drop moment from one of Rob Coe’s presentations about CPD. It was two consecutive slides. The first slide listed

4 min read 2022-01-07 02:30:00

There a great scene in the Matrix where Morpheus offers Neo the chance to see for himself what the matrix is. The continued references to Alice

7 min read 2021-12-08 15:42:58

Quality assurance or monitoring is a staple leadership activity but the typical mechanisms for doing so such as lesson observations, work scrutinies

7 min read 2021-12-03 04:20:26

Quality first teaching is a strange phrase. I may be wrong but I think its origin can be traced back to the SEND code of practice. It’s most recent

1 min read 2021-11-20 01:17:20

Whether a senior leader in charge of the curriculum or a subject leader in charge of one or a number of individual subjects, the challenge is the

1 min read 2021-11-06 02:31:21

Learning involves a lasting change in pupils’ capabilities or understanding.NPQ Frameworks (2020) Figuring out what children have learned is vital

1 min read 2021-10-23 14:33:40

Viviane Robinson spoke recently for Ambition Institute’s Future Leaders programme and one of the points she made was on the difference between

1 min read 2021-10-16 01:30:00

Subject leaders do an incredible job. In the average primary school, most get minimal additional non contact time and often lead more than one