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A reflection on: Using teacher research as a basis for professional renewal (Sachs, 1999)

Adam Kohlbeck

Nov 1612 min read

A reflection on: Using teacher research as a basis for professional renewal (Sachs, 1999)

Judith Sachs chooses an intriguing process to explore in this title. The focus on professional renewal seems significant because of its...

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The long and winding writing road... part 3

Olly Cakebread

Nov 164 min read

The long and winding writing road... part 3

As we continue to develop and refine our new approach to teaching writing, the second phase of our pilot is now underway, marking an...

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The promised land: The (hopeful) journey to an EdD

Adam Kohlbeck

Oct 124 min read

The promised land: The (hopeful) journey to an EdD

Today marks 1 week since I started a (potentially) 208 week journey towards an EdD. The first weekend was full of some incredibly...

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Adam Kohlbeck

Oct 114 min read

Rehearsal in Coaching

Rehearsal as part of the coaching process is often seen as being about ensuring absolute fidelity to a given technique or strategy. For...

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Teacher hacks: Fixing everyday classroom issues with metacognition Edited by Nathan Burns.

Adam Kohlbeck

Oct 58 min read

Teacher hacks: Fixing everyday classroom issues with metacognition Edited by Nathan Burns.

Nathan Burns is a clear authority on the subject of metacognition. He has spent his career combining teaching and leadership roles with...

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The long and winding writing road... blog post 2

Olly Cakebread

Sep 235 min read

The long and winding writing road... blog post 2

This week, we began the pilot phase of our new writing curriculum across two Year 6 classes, one Year 5 class, one Year 3 class and one...

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Unpacking the metaphors of middle leadership

Adam Kohlbeck

Sep 96 min read

Unpacking the metaphors of middle leadership

Middle leadership, described as ‘the engine room of the school’ (The Guardian, 2013) is, in my view, the toughest job you can have in a...

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(Trying) to make PD stick - Sequences and mechanisms

Adam Kohlbeck

Sep 65 min read

(Trying) to make PD stick - Sequences and mechanisms

During the 2023-24 academic year, I did a lot of thinking, re-thinking and thinking again about effective professional development. In...

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Adam Kohlbeck

Sep 67 min read

The long and winding writing road

Writing has always been the core subject that I have found the most intriguingly difficult to teach in the Primary curriculum. It seems...

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Adam Kohlbeck

Jul 2010 min read

A View on Rehearsal

The single biggest thing we can do to improve learning is to improve teaching

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Getting Your Class to Behave by Sue Cowley: A Review

Adam Kohlbeck

Jul 83 min read

Getting Your Class to Behave by Sue Cowley: A Review

Sue Cowley’s latest educational offering is typically informative, practical and easy to follow. Getting your class to behave takes...

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A Christmas Carol - Using Critical Theory at GCSE: A Review

Chris Passey

Jul 24 min read

A Christmas Carol - Using Critical Theory at GCSE: A Review

Conceptual understanding of English Literature texts is become an ever-increasingly important element of lessons in our schools as new...

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Chris Passey

Jun 173 min read

Help! I'm an Imposter!

Sitting in your own vulnerability definitely has its downsides: you are painfully aware that what you are feeling isn't real and is a cruel

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Shimamura’s MARGE model of learning in action by Nimish Lad

Adam Kohlbeck

Jun 66 min read

Shimamura’s MARGE model of learning in action by Nimish Lad

His efforts to explain each part of MARGE with concrete examples familiar to classroom teachers make it instantly accessible

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SEND Strategies for the Primary Years: A Review

Chris Passey

Jun 14 min read

SEND Strategies for the Primary Years: A Review

Practical, immensely digestible and eminently wise, SEND Strategies for Primary Years has me mourning for the book I wish I'd had.

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The Impact of Drama on Children from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

Joanna Tompkins

May 315 min read

The Impact of Drama on Children from Disadvantaged Backgrounds

Drama can and does academically, socially and morally develop children from “disadvantaged” backgrounds.

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Adam Kohlbeck & Chris Passey

May 258 min read

Agency - Making coaching count

Why is agency particularly important in teaching? In Responsive coaching, Josh Goodrich (2024) points out that teachers are often alone...

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Chris Passey

May 253 min read

Teaching One Pagers - A Review

Seldom does such a resource come along that is so domain-generous as to reset the conversation so firmly

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Chris Passey

May 181 min read

Schools Week - Opinion Piece

This week, Chris wrote an opinion piece for Schools Week on the topic of vaping in our schools. It's a controversial topic not least...

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Assessing for the future: A reflection from Kimichi School

Chris Passey

May 159 min read

Assessing for the future: A reflection from Kimichi School

Chris's article in the Chartered College of Teaching's journal, Impact in May 2024

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