Teaching staff

NQT Special Edition: Effective time-management

27 June 2018

Time-management is a vital skill for teachers, especially those new to the profession and certainly for those beginning life as an NQT or RQT. John Dabell offers some advice

NQT Special Edition: Moving from NQT to RQT

27 June 2018

Steve Burnage talks us through a CPD workshop for new teachers, with free handouts and slides. The CPD looks at reflecting on your NQT year, making the step up to RQT, and preparing for whatever lies ahead...

The pros and cons of small group teaching

13 June 2018

There are both pros and cons to teaching small groups or classes. Archie McGlynn looks at the key questions teachers (and schools) should ask when considering this approach

Teacher development: Making CPD more effective

23 May 2018

What makes an outstanding teacher? Last year, Helen Webb wrote about her work developing an in-school teacher development programme. She now updates us on this work, the challenges she has encountered and how the programme has evolved

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Nurturing tomorrow’s school leaders

16 May 2018

Good leadership development practice is crucial – both for the education system as a whole and for the retention of teachers. Jason Wing explains his approach

Vulnerable students: The power of the great outdoors

25 April 2018

The Charlie Waller Memorial Trust supports professionals working with young people who are especially vulnerable to mental health problems. In a new series, Clare Stafford talks to experts about how to support our most vulnerable pupils

How can you motivate your students?

18 April 2018

How can we motivate the pupils in our classrooms and schools to want to learn? We asked Matt Bromley to tackle this age-old teaching challenge. He offers some reflections, ideas and guidance for teachers

Planning a lesson for a job interview

18 April 2018

The lesson is a key part of any teaching job interview and often causes the most stress for applicants. Helen Webb looks at how to plan your job interview lessons

What does 'professional capital' look like in your school?

7 March 2018

Do you recognise and develop the professional capital of the staff in your school? Drawing on research evidence, Ben Solly discusses his take as a school leader on the three key elements – human, decisional and social capital

The great unplanned lesson: Part 1

7 March 2018

You arrive at school and unforeseen circumstances mean that you’re covering a lesson in a subject you know little about – and with no preparation time. In the first of two articles, Gerry Mallaghan offers advice and quick activity ideas to help you survive...

Recruitment: Chemistry, character and trust

7 March 2018

Educating Greater Manchester’s Drew Povey explains to Liam Donnison how chemistry, character and trust plays a part in the recruitment and retention of teachers

CPD workshop: Handling difficult people

24 January 2018

Continuing his regular series, Steve Burnage talks us through CPD ideas that can be adapted for your school. He will offer a template for a 45-minute workshop, with free handouts and slides available on our website. This instalment looks at handling difficult people

Winning on workload

24 January 2018

The themes of workload, stress and pressure continue in education. Julian Stanley urges us to make 2018 the year of effective change to working practices

Leadership & staff retention: A no-blame culture (part 4)

24 January 2018

Our five-part series on the links between leadership approaches and staff retention and recruitment continues. In part four, Matt Bromley considers how a no-blame culture is essential to success and what this looks like in practice

Teaching: What I wish I knew back then...

10 January 2018

With the joy of hindsight from his years at the chalkface and as a school leader, how would Fergal Roche start again as a teacher if he could use the knowledge he has today?

Leadership and staff retention: Organisational structures (part 2)

10 January 2018

Our five-part series on the links between leadership approaches and staff retention and recruitment continues. In part two, Matt Bromley considers the most common organisational structures and how they link to staff satisfaction, motivation and retention

Supply teaching: Going back full-time

10 January 2018

As part of SecEd’s series on supply teaching, school leader Ben Solly offers practical advice for supply teachers thinking about returning to the chalkface as a full-time teacher

Creating a climate for learning: Five steps

3 January 2018

Creating the perfect conditions in your classroom so that students are engaged and learning is not easy. Geoff Barton offers five secrets to an effective climate for learning

Shared teacher planning to reduce workload

3 January 2018

Shared teacher planning could be an effective response to heavy teacher workloads. Dr Andrew K Shenton, Andy Sherlaw and Gareth Ellis report on research at Whitley Bay High School into possible approaches
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