Ring out the old, ring in the new – in CPD
Helen Marriott, Little Ilford School, outlines how their new CPD delivery model was developed from case studies using staff’s existing expertise.
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A Christmas message from Sue Williamson
Reflecting on 2017 Sue Williamson, Chief Executive, SSAT, shares her thoughts about schools, students and teachers ahead of the new year.
SSAT National Conference 2017: an ‘advent calendar’ of reflections
Rachel Lowrie, Churchill Academy Sixth Form, an SSAT Leadership Legacy fellow, uses a seasonal medium to give her highlights of the National Conference.
SSAT National Conference 2017 film
Watch feedback from delegates, speakers and exhibitors from the two days in Manchester. SSAT National Conference 2017: Illuminating learning took place on Thursday 30 November and Friday 1 December 2017.
Before Jill left the profession, did anyone make her a cup of tea?
Gary Hickey, headmaster, Adams’ Grammar School, asks: with teachers facing burnout, what does it take to remind the profession that they are valued?
How much confidence should we place in a progress measure?
Tom Perry, research manager for CUREE, reflects on the interpretation and use of school progress measures
How action-led research improves teacher practice
Anne-Marie Duguid focuses on the aspects of research that teachers can best use to improve learning and teaching in the classroom.
‘Post-truth’: to help your students discern what is true, you might need to check how you do it
Part of the answer is to understand the processes by which we accept things as true that are not true, and how we can overcome that, writes Peter Chambers.
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.
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.
