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Blatchford’s A Practical Guide to the National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers: A Chapter by Chapter Review, Chapter 5 Domain Two, Excellent Headteachers: pupils and staff

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Chapter 5 moves on to Domain 2: Excellent Pupils and Staff. The six characteristics that make up this domain of the National Standards of Excellence for Head teachers are as follows: Demand ambitious standards for all pupils and staff overcoming disadvantage and advancing equality, instilling a strong sense of accountability in staff for the impact …

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BYOD Bring Your Own Devices in Practice from Future Learn and Impact from the Chartered College of Teaching

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At school we are currently working on a BYOD (Bring your own devices) policy for our Secondary School and I am managing a team of extremely dedicated professionals in bringing this about. Our IT director and I have drafted the outline of a policy, which has been distributed to our Heads of Departments and Housemasters …

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Every Minute Counts by Michael Papworth: Book Review

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I want to start this blog with a post about a book that helped me greatly at the start of my teaching career and that I am returning to now as I move into a headship and my toughest challenge to date. The book is an excellent restatement of timeless values, skills and reasoning. It …

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