When I wrote The Thirty Minute Teacher, I wanted to share simple, high leverage strategies that teachers could use to develop their classroom practice. To paraphrase Dylan William, all teachers should get better, not because they are not good enough, but because they can. My book supports teachers to this end so they can feel…
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Like any teacher who cares about their classroom craft, you would have asked yourself this question at some point. I’d even go as far as to say that most teachers ask this of themselves quite often, irrespective of the number of years in service to the profession. It’s a fundamental one which, at its core,…
Read MoreThe Importance of Teacher Collaboration.
Collaboration between colleagues isn’t just some feel good moment where we get to have a casual chat about teaching over some biscuits and coffee. It’s where the real work of school improvement begins; the deep evidence driven dialogue that is tightly focused on delivering better outcomes for students. In the field of education research, this…
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