No grades, but high value
An insight into Bridgwater College Academy’s system of lesson observation in which the teacher being observed sets the criteria for the observation.
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Getting our hands dirty
In my conversations with heads no-one ever argues with the principle of collaborating with other schools. What could make better sense than learning from other people’s successes, sharing problems and drawing on outside perspectives to measure and challenge your own
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Why Policy Exchange’s report is about much more than fining secondary schools
Tom Middlehurst, Head of Public Affairs, SSAT writes… Much of today’s commentary and twitter-response to Policy Exchange’s report Crossing the Line has focused on the rights or wrongs of raising a ‘resit levy’ on secondary schools whose students fail to
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The challenges of school leadership – facing them with courage and moral purpose
Dan Belcher, Head of Secondary, outlines five key things for school leaders to keep hold of in the face of increasing pressure from all angles.
The Ebacc is not suitable for all
Operational Director Bill Watkin reports his findings from a recent meeting at the DfE regarding the Ebacc for all issue.
The end of term and a whole new chapter
Caroline Barlow reflects on the past nine months as Head of Innovation, and looks ahead to her first headship.
Our brand-new secondary membership package
We asked SSAT members what they value the most about being part of the SSAT network – their responses have informed our brand-new membership offer.
Section 8 school inspections: the changes you need to know
What you need to know regarding the new Ofsted inspection criteria and procedures to be implemented from September 2015.
‘Coasting’ schools – a missed opportunity?
Colin Logan looks at the implications of the definition of ‘coasting schools’ recently given by Nicky Morgan.
Embedding Formative Assessment. We teach, we learn…
Corinne Settle, Programme Coordinator for Teaching and Learning, stresses the importance of formative assessment to the progress of students, and teachers.
