So happy to have kicked off our whole school coaching programme this week. My work with Steplab on their Certificate for Coaching Leadership has been invaluable for my preparation. #coaching IvybridgeComCol #wholeschoolcoaching #schoolimprovement #teachdevon

If you’re a head teacher at a conference being lectured by LA advisors not to exclude or suspend, then be reassured that this goes against the DfE guidance on both, that they are wrong, and that both are necessary parts of running schools that are safe, calm and dignified

It’s great to hear people say this. Calm, safe, orderly spaces are *massively better* environments for neurodivergent children, or those struggling with anxiety, or SEND/ SEMH generally

I learned a lot from Alex. Well deserved.

Was meaning to blog this but was getting distracted so a rare🧵: I see 100s of lessons and teachers and it’s clear to me the best teaching appears fluid and artful but is always built on sound techniques deployed with purpose; intentionality; precision.. /n

10 Reasons to Love Teaching teacherhead.com/2013/12/20/10-… > 10 years since I wrote this post on the last day of term. And yes, No 10 is a really good reason. Have a great holiday people - you so deserve it.

I’ve just become a Steplab Certified Coaching Lead. I thoroughly recommend the course to anyone leading a coaching programme. My coaching and leadership of our whole-school coaching programme are much stronger as a result. #coaching #instructionalcoaching #incrementalcoaching

*Coaching course opportunity* This July, we're launching our 3rd Certificate in Coaching Leadership. There are 90 spaces for Steplab schools, and (for the first time) 10 spaces for non-Steplab schools. FAQ... ↓

I would thoroughly recommend the Steplab Certificate in Coaching Leadership for anybody wishing to establish or develop a successful teacher coaching programme. It encourages deep thought, strategic planning and responsive monitoring. See below for more information.

We are so proud of this team. They are polite and respectful students with great strength of character, excellent role models and a pleasure to teach. England Rugby IvybridgeComCol

These arrived in two separate packages today. We’ve established our whole school Steplab coaching programme this year and our completion rate is now over 80%. I need to make that higher and continue to develop our coaching skills. I’m sure this book by Josh Goodrich will help.

We're running a webinar series in the summer term about building a great PD programme. Usually, these are for Steplab users only, but we're making these public! Hope you can join 😃

Congratulations to our Boys’ Elite Rugby team for topping their Tournament Group and winning the vase at a Rugby Festival in Portugal. Congratulations to our Girls’ U16 Rugby team on recently winning their Rugby 7s Tournament at the National Schools Sevens Event in London.

So so proud of all the staff, students & community who have worked tirelessly to transform lives and make the world a better place in Marine Academy Plymouth Ted Wragg Trust #strongertogether

We had a fantastic morning at Ark Soane Academy today. It was delightful to have students approach us in their break time to ‘practise’ their conversations. They asked us where we came from, what subjects we teach and much more. Their attitude in lessons was equally as impressive.

Introducing our new Steplab Affiliates 🎉 Highly-skilled existing leaders who have extensive experience of building and leading impactful PD programmes 🚀 We're delighted they're going to be helping our growing community of schools Read all about it 👉 bit.ly/4j0sw0l

I’m really excited to be working with you all!

This is such a great opportunity in a school that is on a very exciting journey! #send #teachdevon

This book by Rachel Ball and Alex Fairlamb is important and timely. Highly recommended. #scaffolding #adaptiveteaching #education #teaching #SEND

I had a wonderful day at the Ted Wragg Trust Festival of Learning this week. It was such a privilege to receive professional development sessions from Ania Townsend from Steplab and Pritesh Raichura. Absolutely inspirational! #professionaldevelopment #teachercpd