SSAT National Conference 2017 – prepare to be challenged
Tom Middlehurst reflects upon the conference theme ‘illuminating learning’ and urban myths uncovered by a main stage speaker.
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Good CPD requires an ‘intentional’ approach to your best bets
Matt Hood, SSAT National Conference 2017 main stage speaker and Director of the Institute for Teaching, discusses ‘best-bets’ in teacher education.
Common sense? It’s not that common
Mark Emmerson describes the ‘really simple strategies’ that have proven hugely successful in his trust’s schools.
What does excellence mean as a school leader?
Getting up at 5am to walk to school through the snow, for one thing, says Katrina Morley.
The dos and don’ts of embedding research in schools
SSAT National Conference workshop presenter Claire Bishop, assistant principal and director of research at Sir Christopher Hatton Academy writes.
What has Hillsborough to do with school leadership?
The man whose book spelt out the full story of the disaster, its causes and how to avoid a repetition, has much to say to school leaders, writes Sue Williamson.
How breadmaking can illuminate learning
SSAT chief executive Sue Williamson goes back to the classroom – with a difference.
Courageous leadership and the school curriculum
Leadership coach and former headteacher Diana Osagie gives examples of her approach.
How a frustrated teacher became an expert in educational psychology
Second post in the SSAT National Conference 2017: Illuminating learning blog series. Paul A Kirschner, Distinguished University Professor of educational psychology at the Open University of the Netherlands.
The Chartered College of Teaching: on the cusp of change for the profession
An exploration of the journey to the Chartered College’s creation, and what the future could entail.
