International Education

Blatchford’s A Practical Guide to the National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers: A Chapter by Chapter Review, Chapter 4 Preface to the Domains

The preface to the discussion of the domains is Chapter 4 of Blatchford’s guide. While it might seem confusing to have a preface follow a preamble, Blatchford’s purpose is to describe the methodology with which he will take you through the National Standards of Excellence. There will be six exemplars, one for each characteristic in …

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Blatchford’s A Practical Guide to the National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers: A Chapter by Chapter Review, Chapter 1 International Perspective

As a new Head, I know that I need to understand better what is expected of me. It is surprisingly hard to get an accurate impression of this from teachers or other school leaders, or even from being a teacher previously. There are always a lot of positives and there are usually people who will …

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