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Blatchford’s A Practical Guide to the National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers: A Chapter by Chapter Review, Chapter 2 Purpose

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After faulting Blatchford for a somewhat truncated international perspective in Chapter 1, I am delighted to say that Chapter 2 was a clear and forceful explanation of the purpose of the National Standards of Excellence. Blatchford begins with the stated aims of the standards which are worth reproducing: To inspire public confidence in headteachers To …

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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

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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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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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