Thinking
The latest thinking from our team of experts and our community of frontline educators.
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Mythbusting the early career framework
The early career framework is a robust evidence base for best practice that will shape teacher development for years to come. In this blog, we bust six myths about the framework to help school leaders and teachers to fully understand the changes and benefits, before it's rolled out in September 2021.
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Balancing the purposes of instructional coaching
Instructional coach and Ambition Fellow Steve Farndon explores some of the purposes of instructional coaching – comparing an emphasis on habit formation with one that prioritises the development of teachers’ mental models around teaching.
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Why diversity matters
“Diversity is a critical part of great leadership”. As we seek to recruit new trustees, Ambition Institute trustees share their views on #diversityandinclusion. Help us become the team we need to be.
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Six opportunities to develop your teaching and leading with the specialist NPQs
We take a look at how three new specialist NPQs can help develop teaching and leading in your school.
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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.
