Thinking
The latest thinking from our team of experts and our community of frontline educators.
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Avoiding 'lethal mutations'
Good ideas – even when they are well-rooted in evidence-based research – can be implemented in ways which render them no longer effective or even counter productive. How can we avoid these lethal mutations?
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Workload: the freedom to make a difference
Deputy Headteacher Aisha Raymond shares how a new initiative helped her to reduce workload within her school, as well as having an impact on pupil attainment and teacher wellbeing.
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Why middle leadership development is crucial
Lisa Fathers gives three ways you can nurture your middle leaders so that they can have the biggest impact possible in your school.
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How we reduced LGBTQ+ bullying in our school
Anti-bullying week: Ellie Starling shares the success of an LGBTQ+ society at her school and the ways in which it has contributed to reduced levels of homophobic, biphobic and transphobic bullying among pupils.
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Surviving and thriving as an NQT
Fitting everything in is tough, and that goes for everyone, whether you’re new to a job or you’ve been in it for years. But what if we thought harder about our time management and took a deliberate approach to the waking day, not just the working day?