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The golden triangle

This article was written for SecEd Magazine The golden triangle of performance management takes in quality improvement, performance development and CPD. Matt Bromley explains, offering some key tenets of effective performance management systems To improve the effectiveness of performance management in schools, I advocate forming a “golden triangle” which connects appraisal to quality assurance andContinue reading “The golden triangle”

Ten top tips for transition

This article was written for SecEd Magazine The adverse effects of transition In 2019, the Scottish government published a literature review on the subject of primary to secondary school transition. The review concluded that there was “fairly robust evidence that pupils’ educational outcomes decline after they move to secondary school.” The report found “evidence ofContinue reading “Ten top tips for transition”

Introducing Book 3 – Impact

This is an edited extract from the book, School and College Curriculum Design 3: Impact. For more information on this book and the first two in the series, as well as to access a raft of free curriculum resources, visit our Curriculum Central page. School & College Curriculum Design 3: impact is the third ofContinue reading “Introducing Book 3 – Impact”

Summary of Book 2 – Implementation

Summary of Book 1 – Intent

Behaviour management advice for new teachers

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in July 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. Behaviour management is a crucial skill for all teachers and one that those new to the chalkface often focusContinue reading “Behaviour management advice for new teachers”

Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 5

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. Earlier in this series I shared some common characteristics to help teachers and school leaders identify speech, language and communication needsContinue reading “Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 5”

Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 4

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. So far in this five-part series on supporting pupils with speech, language and communication needs, we have explained how important itContinue reading “Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 4”

Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 3

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. In the first two articles of this five-part series, I explained what SLCN is and how schools can correctly identify pupilsContinue reading “Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 3”

Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 2

This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2019. You can read the original version on the SecEd website here. You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. In the first part of this series last week (January 10), I asked the simple question: what does SLCN stand for?Continue reading “Supporting pupils with SLCN – Part 2”