Evaluating teaching, not teachers
‘Productive tinkering’ with good practice has transformed the evaluation and quality of teaching at The Duston School. By Jennie Giovanelli.
Blog posts by SSAT
SSAT’s most popular blogs of March 2016
A roundup of our most popular blogs of March 2016 How to compare texts The problem, to some extent, I think, lies with the teachers themselves. With our degrees and our overly-analytical minds, we tend to see comparison as a
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Bridging the social class gap in educational outcomes
Professor Becky Francis highlights a number of key issues to consider when utilising Pupil Premium funding.
Free training resource on importance of good food school culture launched by the School Food Plan
The School Food Plan launch a free teacher training resource.
SSAT response to the Budget 2016
SSAT’s response to Chancellor George Osbourne’s 2016 Budget.
3 key areas of focus for improving school food provision
The School Food Plan supports headteachers to drive whole-school change in the school canteen. Here are 3 key areas that should be addressed.
High-Performance Leadership programme announced
SSAT and the Centre for High-Performance are proud to announce High-Performance Leadership, an innovative programme for school and system leaders.
Nurturing the whole child leads to dramatic improvement at Carshalton Boys Sports College
An overhaul of food provision led to school dinner take-up increasing by 400% and the school being in the top 5% most improved schools in England.
Students, leaders and entrepreneurs
At Devonport High School for Boys, business and entrepreneurialism is at the heart of the curriculum and wider school life.
Farming in schools: why?
When the school concerned is in the inner city, its farm offers pupils unique enrichment and can lead to improved attainment.
