Blog of the Week
Tom Sherrington – 10 Lessons learned about instructional coaching within a CPD programme
As naturally happens after a wave of enthusiasm, much has been written recently about the difficulties implementing instructional coaching. Here Tom gives some really useful advice on getting it right.
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Andy Tharby – We are what we do: the case for explicit and consistent school-wide routines
It’s been a while but Andy’s blogs are generally worth the wait. Lots of us are finding behaviour a real challenge at present, Andy gives some solutions.
Research School Blog
Research School associate Deb Friis writes about how teams and departments in schools can collaborate effectively.
Other Useful Links
- Coming from outside education is this thought provoking piece from Greg Satell on managing change – To Implement Change, You Don’t Need to Convince Everyone at Once
- Thahmina Begum has produced a great summary of how to apply self-efficacy research to the classroom – Self efficacy: ‘there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so’
- Alex Quigley is back on familiar ground with this post – Crafting Great Sentences
- Harry Fletcher-Wood and colleagues have been asking us some questions – Would you rather…? Hypothetical questions in education research
- EEF literacy content specialist Alex Reynolds introduces a new interactive literacy tool – The House of Reading: An Interactive Tool
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