If you believe good classroom culture is based on relationships then you’re right, but if you think those relationships aren’t achieved by structure, routines and consistency then you’re probably wrong.

We are so proud to finally be able to share our full #KS2 #SATs data: One Degree Academy is in the top 2% of nearly 16,000 primary schools in the country for outcomes - Reading, Writing and Maths outcomes combined #Primary #Education #Enfield #Proud

Bit of residual pride that the trust I worked for is at the forefront of bringing flexible working to the profession. This is the future. Well done to everyone involved in making it happen. Game changer!

The FIRST ISSUE is around how coaches can best support their teachers. Effective instructional coaching entails grounding planned teacher improvements in the reality of everyday practice. This often entails a coach observing teaching and formulating a potential way forward.

Chuffed to bits with this - although slightly sad it is all over! Thank you Steplab for such an insightful course.

Having a behaviour policy is useless unless: 1. Everyone knows what it is 2. Everyone knows what *they* are supposed to do to uphold it 3. Everyone knows *how* to implement it. 4. Everyone actually does it. If 1-4 aren’t happening, then it may as well be written inside a

📣 Huge congratulations to our inaugural Steplab Certificate in Coaching Leadership participants on their recent completion of the course!

We are so proud of our CCL graduates & delighted to call them Steplab Certified Coaching Leads 🥳 including, Alex Gingell, Alex Sarychkin, Chris Routledge, Dan Green , Deborah Syme , Denise Smith , Miss H Thornton , Mrs L, Hollie, Jonny Cook, @elisabethbatt1

We’re delighted to have teamed up with School Surveys by Teacher Tapp to help schools address what really matters with PD that really works.

We have started using a sche,e for handwriting that explicitly teaches all of the below, and the results have been phenomenal.

Starting to put together some scaffolds to support new middle leaders actioning key aspects of their roles. Here is our draft 'Pupil Progress Meeting' guide. Building foundational mental models for teachers and leaders lays the foundations of expertise.

This thread and the linked paper are a MUST READ. Very exciting research on deconstructed modelling from the team at Ambition Institute Awesome work Sam Sims and squad.

Counting the days Christopher Such !!!!!

Some resources that may support work with disadvantaged pupils. Please feel free to amend, refine. 1. Using your pupil premium wisely.

Best wishes to all those celebrating the life of the wonderful #TimBrighouse. This list is still the thing that has the most impact on my teaching career, how I want teachers to be and how I run a school.

🧱 90 seconds on the area model for multiplying with rods 🧱 🕰️ Quick to set up 👀 Visual 🪜 Scaffolds all learners 🖊️ Transitions to written method Logistically, the CPA approach can be difficult with larger numbers! Eg ✖️ My ECT wanted to know how to do this with her Y4s!

“The single biggest thing we can do to encourage kids to do maths at higher levels is teach it really well from primary,” Ashman said. “From the ground up, from the first year. If we do that, students will learn the maths, see their success and become motivated.”

I've never seen teachers so enabled, by professional learning, systems, curricular expectations and standards of behaviour that are so much better than when I started in the late 90s. Some ECTs better than anything from back then. Systems and structures enable.

Just wrapped up a fantastic day of professional learning with Steplab at a stunning venue! 🌟 The insights and collaboration were truly inspiring. Feeling energised and ready to refine our approach. #ProfessionalDevelopment #Steplab #IC