On Friday at our DMAT Leadership Conference, Humphrey Walters talked to us about his experience of working with winning teams – you can read more about it here. One of the points he made is that winning teams don’t make … Continue reading
Today’s INSET day had a very clear focus – ‘Getting better at getting better’. The quotes above were shared, because they summarise what it means to be a teacher at Durrington: Regardless of our experience, we are all committed to … Continue reading
Now is the time of year in schools, when leaders are beginning to plan their improvement priorities and plans for next year. At the Durrington Research School, we have planned our training programme for next year, around key themes that … Continue reading
Guest Blog from Jack Tavassoly-Marsh, Senior Assistant Headteacher at Farnham Heath End School. As a Research School, we are very keen to work with colleagues from other schools and share ideas about effective teaching and learning. Last term, we had … Continue reading
One of our greatest successes at Durrington High School is our subject planning and development sessions (SPDS). These are fortnightly, subject-specific CPD sessions in which curriculum teams meet to develop subject and pedagogical knowledge and ideas. To ensure the most effective practice … Continue reading
On our January INSET day, five teachers presented to the rest of the teaching staff, about how they had taken the research evidence that had been presented to them at previous INSET days and other CPD activities and mobilised it … Continue reading
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