Thinking
The latest thinking from our team of experts and our community of frontline educators.
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Complexity, purpose and problems in school leadership
In this blog, Jennifer Barker and Tom Rees explore the complexity, purpose and problems of school leaders’ work.
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What is school leadership?
In the first blog of a series which puts the concept of school leadership under the spotlight, Jennifer Barker and Tom Rees explore what school leadership is, and what the literature tells us.
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The leadership NPQs: Six reasons to get excited
At Ambition Institute, we are really enthusiastic about the reforms to the national professional qualifications. If you’re interested in changes to the leadership NPQs, here is all the information you’ll need to get up to speed.
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Investing in teachers is crucial to the recovery effort
Referencing recent changes to the sector, Marie Hamer explores how high quality professional development will play a crucial role in the recovery effort.
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Using prior knowledge to tackle memory retention and reduce cognitive load
Sabrina Castro unpacks how insights from her professional development have helped to maximise pupil learning, such as using prior knowledge to reduce cognitive load.