HMCI dispels some myths about inspection
Amanda Spielman debunks inspection myths and advocates for professional judgements in the interest of students during her main stage presentation at the SSAT National Conference 2018.
Blog posts by SSAT
School leader reflections on pure imagination: creative capital
A major theme of SSAT’s 2018 National Conference was capital: after social and cultural capital, covered previously, David Priestley, executive headteacher, Greenfield Community College reflected on creative capital
School leaders reflect on pure imagination
A major theme of SSAT’s 2018 National Conference was capital, discussed here by two school leaders: Andrew Morrish of Victoria Academies on social capital; and Caroline Derbyshire of Saffron Academy Trust on cultural capital
Teach young people to think like artists
At last month’s SSAT national conference, BBC arts editor Will Gompertz argued for a broader approach to education to balance the current focus on technology
Imagine if… the money ran out
In the years following austerity, we have seen the role of SBM become more demanding and challenging than ever, but also a trend in which SBMs play an increasingly strategic role in school leadership.
Imagine if… it didn’t matter where you came from
Unfortunately, educational inequality remains a persistent problem in our system. Despite almost a decade of the pupil premium, the national attainment gap between disadvantaged students and their wealthier peers has failed to close.
Imagine if… robots ran our schools
Robots will never run our schools. We don’t believe that robots will ever replace the role of the expert teacher. However, ‘robots’ may well change how we teach and how we deliver the curriculum.
Imagine if… we thought creatively about the curriculum
Let’s be very clear: the creative subjects are under threat.
Imaginative leadership in action
At the heart of this year’s conference is a conviction that schools should always do what’s right for young people.
Conference presentation will show how you can boost performance and reduce workload with AI
Snapshot of Priya Lakhani’s upcoming presentation at SSAT National Conference 2018 in Birmingham this December.
