professional development

Middle Leaders who are going places with BlueKiteCoach

January 6, 2012

I am looking forward to working again with an inspiring group of  leaders from the Henley Schools Partnership on the 31st January here. Between January and July 2011 I had the pleasure to work with eight of Henley’s very best leaders. Here is what they said about their experience: “Time to think about the bigger picture and to [...]

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Teachers don’t like being done to

May 14, 2011

I think the following quote is very true and important for anyone planning CPD in schools to keep at their core. “Teachers don’t like being done to. They are professionals and you need to partner them and help them find their own solutions to a situation.” Ian Nurser, Shropshire primary headteacher and National Leader of Education. [...]

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How do you make a teacher great?

March 3, 2009

Like him or loath Bill Gates, I’d love to know what you think of this key note speach he made at this years TED Talks in February http://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_unplugged.html

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Grow your own leaders

February 5, 2009

Click here to read the report produced by the National College for School Leadership (NCSL) called Grow your own Leaders: the impact of professional development on school improvement There are some great tips included. From the Headteachers’ Top Tips, I particularly like: Make your expectations very clear. Realistically high expectations lead to high performance Encourage sharing [...]

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