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‘People use the words “mentoring” and “coaching” interchangeably, but they do not describe the same type of working relationship. Both share specific goals including employee learning and career development that leads to peak performance, and the realisation of full...
‘Parental engagement does not always mean the same thing to parents and schools.’ Martinez and Velazquez, 2000. Effective communication with parents is essential for building school-family partnerships. In its simplest form, parental involvement may be defined as...
‘Parental involvement in the form of ‘at-home good parenting’ has a significant positive effect on children's achievement and adjustment even after all other factors shaping attainment have been taken out of the equation.’ Desforges and Abouchar, 2003 Effective...
As September is the start of a new school year, many of us will be welcoming new staff to our settings. Ensuring we have a purposeful and effective induction process is vital if we want our new staff members to settle in quickly and feel valued. Every staff member,...
‘Adaptive teaching is not merely differentiation by another name. In adaptive teaching, differentiation does not occur by providing different handouts or the now outdated “all, most, some” objectives, which intrinsically create a glass ceiling in students’...
'Feedback is one of the most powerful tools in the teacher’s kit in terms of improving learning’ (Hattie 2009). Marking and feedback is an important form of communication between the teacher and pupil. Through it we are able to: recognise, encourage and reward effort...
As we approach the end of the school year it got me thinking about all you lovely teachers who may be moving classrooms – either to a new school or another classroom within the school in which you work. As a former primary school teacher, I remember this feeling...
Employees are a school’s most valuable resource. One of the biggest problems in the teaching profession is the retention of experienced teachers. The purpose of an exit interview is to find out why staff members are leaving. Exit interviews and questionnaires can...
'When we think about learning, we typically focus on getting information into students’ heads. What if, instead, we focus on getting information out of students’ heads?’ ‘Retrieval practice is a learning strategy where we focus on getting information out. Through...
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