What can schools do to improve boys' attainment? I've been writing and researching this for years, and here's a thread featuring 7 easy(!) steps schools can take to reduce gender gaps:

educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/education-evid… An interesting read.

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***NEW POST*** CAN WE HAVE A FUN LESSON TODAY? tbeeblogs.wordpress.com/2023/07/10/can… The Community Schools Trust

All shaping up to be a great evening at the Racial Equity Network Dinner. Chiltern Learning Trust - Bedfordshire Chiltern Training Group (CTG) Chiltern Teaching School

#REND Top conversation with top people. Omar Deria Unleashing Me Thahmina @ShammiRae

Improving the Exit Ticket The exit ticket is an often used method of assessment in the classroom. But is it being use effectively? theeffortfuleducator.com/2022/11/02/imp… #aledchat #mcslearn

As we prepare for Y13 & Y11 results. It is important to pause & reflect on what these cohorts have endured, during KS3 & KS4, when knowing more & remembering more, matters. Their schooling certainly suffered, they didn’t experience normal times but will receive ‘normal’ results.

BEHAVIOUR TRAINING WEBINAR DATES: 1. Running the School- for leaders 11th Sept, 4pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/652628899607… 2. Running the Room- for teachers 18th Sept, 4pm eventbrite.co.uk/e/652629391077… 3. Starting a new class- for new teachers or new groups, 11am, 28th August eventbrite.co.uk/e/getting-it-r…

10 things: Establishing expectations with a new class. teacherhead.com/2023/08/25/10-…

This is excellent and timely carlhendrick.com/2017/05/06/fiv…

Consistency! Too often SLT aren’t consistent. SLT need to be able to credibly model ‘policy’. To teach teachers the attention to detail that creates unambiguous expectations. It’s more than a PowerPoint. It’s every interaction. It’s a deliberate performance.

The View From The Back: The power of multiple answers to the same question teacherhead.com/2023/07/07/the…

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Been a while since I’ve blogged. Revisiting Rob Coe’s famous “poor proxies of learning” got me thinking—what are the poor proxies we rely on for behaviour, culture and character? Some thoughts, provocations, and musings here. Let me know your thoughts: shaf95.wixsite.com/career/single-…

#ClassroomVoices 1: Poor Proxies of Behaviour, Culture and Character Education . New series launches with Shaf Rahman: teacherhead.com/2025/08/25/cla… via Tom Sherrington