Thinking
The latest thinking from our team of experts and our community of frontline educators.
-
Blog article
Improvement through empowerment: our thoughts and reflections
Ambition comments on a new report published by the Institute for Public Policy Research, which argues that investing in teachers’ professional expertise and skills, rather than “high stakes top-down accountability”, is the key to school improvement.
-
Blog article
How NPQs inspired a culture of professional development across a trust
Learn how the NPQs inspired a culture of professional development across Avanti Schools Trust. Read our case study with Rebecca Underwood to see what happened.
-
Blog article
“We’re not born knowing all the answers”: how new and experienced teachers are growing together with the Early Career Framework
In this article, mentor Dan Hipgrave and early career teacher Isabel Ramirez share three ways they have been learning together on the Early Career Framework.
-
Blog article
How the NPQ in Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL) can help children thrive
Discover how Tim Hopkins from Humpty Dumpty Day Nurseries and Preschools used the NPQEYL to help children thrive in his Staffordshire nursery.
-
Blog article
How one trust is developing impactful CPD at scale with instructional coaching
In this article, Greg Snowdon shares how drb Ignite Trust is developing an impactful CPD offer at scale through instructional coaching.