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The persistent problems of school leadership
Jen Barker and Tom Rees discuss the use of ‘persistent problems’ as the purpose for school leaders’ work.
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The hidden knowledge of experts
In this blog, we focus on the types of knowledge that school leaders need in order to respond effectively to the persistent problems in their school.
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Leadership series: tackling culture and resources as a new head
Principal Jenny Nimmo discusses how addressing the persistent problems in her school transformed Potterspury Lodge into one of the highest performing special schools in the South East of England.
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Extract: Motivated Teaching by Peps Mccrea
Peps Mccrea draws on behavioural economics, evolutionary psychology and motivation science to create a framework that can be used to ensure your pupils remain interested and engaged in the classroom.
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Designing curriculum in ‘the new normal’
Schools have returned to some sort of normal this month. As the dust settles on new routines, the focus for many senior leaders overseeing curriculum will be shifting to the work of curriculum development.
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Back to school: motivating and assessing pupils after lockdown
This September is like no other in history. We talked to school leaders and assessment experts about how they’ll go about assessing and motivating pupils when they return to school.
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