Thinking
The latest thinking from our team of experts and our community of frontline educators.
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Refine not replace: a ‘mechanism-first’ approach to teacher education
Teacher Education Fellows lead Nick Pointer uses worked examples to translate the theory of ‘mechanisms’ in professional development into real life advice that teacher educators can use to support their teams.
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Ambition welcomes: Dr Neil Gilbride
The newest member of our learning design team, Dr Neil Gilbride, walks us through his 18 years of experience in the sector, and how he plans to feed all of this knowledge into our programmes.
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Knowledge, skills and confidence: The power of CPD
Design and technology teacher Mary Campbell shares how the Expert Middle Leaders programme has led to a shift in her teaching and leadership style, from curriculum delivery, to managing confrontation.
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'Every single second counts': Evidence-informed thinking and overcoming adversity as a young black leader
Claudenia Williams talks about what it was like to have her first moments in initial teacher training aired on television, evidence-informed thinking, and overcoming adversity as a young black leader.
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Aligning governance across a trust
Minster Trust for Education CEO Matthew Parris talks shifting governance across a trust from "autonomy to alignment" through responsive professional learning, the use of communication tools, and the creation of a lead governor network.
