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The latest thinking from our team of experts and our community of frontline educators.
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What is the Instructional Coaching programme?
Effective continuous professional development (CPD) has the potential to improve teaching and school leadership: it is proven to have a significant effect on pupils’ learning outcomes (Zuccollo & Fletcher-Wood, 2020).
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How a mentor can help trainee teachers thrive
On Ambition’s Teacher Training Programme, you'll train in school and gain hands-on experience in the classroom. This means you will quickly start to achieve your goal of making a positive difference to young people. And your mentor will be there to support you every step of the way.
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Building trust and empowering teachers: step inside Instructional Coaching with Sue and Singh
Join the conversation between Sue Turner, Assistant Principal at Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy, and her coach Amarbeer Singh Gill, as they share how the Instructional Coaching programme can empower junior teachers and more experienced staff alike.
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How has one school developed their coaching offer over time?
Assistant headteacher, Nicky Blackford, shares how her school developed a coaching offer supported by instructional coaching principles.
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What have we learned from ECF and what next?
Last September, the Early Career Framework (ECF) was implemented at national scale to provide support for every new teacher in England’s schools. Ambition Institute’s Executive Director of Programmes, Tom Rees, reflects on what’s going well, what we’ve learnt and what next.
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What's it like being a mentor on the Early Career Framework?
Vice Principal and mentor Maria Hawkes discusses the Early Career Framework, instructional coaching and deliberate practice, and shares some top tips for mentoring teachers.