Mar 4, 2023
It looks like the next week will be full of professional thinking and reflection time. Things kick off with a Refresher Day for AQA Trustees and Committee members on Tuesday – I’m particularly looking forward to the session on Assessment Research. Then on...
Mar 2, 2023
One of the challenging features of no longer being the CEO of The Collegiate Trust is having to wait until publication to see the detail of an OFSTED inspection! However, having now been able to read the report on Courtwood Primary School today (which you can read...
Mar 2, 2023
Our current NPQH cohort has their final Peer Learning Group session later this month – meeting with my colleague facilitator this morning to plan the session. It is great to see as the programme progresses how participants are becoming more confident about...
Feb 22, 2023
Interesting to work at the moment with a new school refining its SEF before an imminent OFSTED inspection. The current OFSTED Framework has at its heart two key questions to address on inspection: what is it like to be a student at this school (quality of curriculum,...
Feb 14, 2023
It isn’t surprising that executive leaders – whether leading 2 small rural schools, or multiple large urban schools – are dealing with many of the same problems. When coaching on NPQEL programme this year, each of my participants has outlined similar...
