Time Management Choices
We sometimes constrain the effectiveness of our action by adopting particular strategies for managing our workload. If we fail to work systematically we are exacerbating our stress levels and reducing … Continue reading
The Qualities of Leadership
I’ve often been amazed at how ineffective leaders become when they are consciously trying to lead. They become preoccupied with the look, rather than the substance of things, about their … Continue reading
Worsening child poverty harms learning, say teachers | BBC News
Poverty is harming children’s capacity to learn and it’s getting worse, suggests a survey of teachers. Pupils who go to school hungry from cramped, noisy homes where they can’t sleep … Continue reading
Current CPD Pathways in UK Schools
This useful overview of current CPD pathways comes from Quintin Kynaston. One important element not touched on here is the format of the CPD in terms of it being an … Continue reading
Ofsted inspection grades challenged | BBC News
Parents should have more reliable measures than Ofsted grades to compare schools in England, says a report from a new education think tank. The EDSK report challenges the accuracy of … Continue reading
Exercise and Well-Being (3) | BelievePHQ
Guidance for good mental health for teachers from Believe PHQ.
Exercise and Well-Being (2) | BelievePHQ
Another exploration of the benefits of exercise on mental health and well-being from BelievePHQ.
Exercise and Well-Being (1) | BelievePHQ
Thanks to Jon Tait for sharing this infographic from @BelievePHQ, which is as appropriate to staff as students.
More Mistakes…
I’ve always been of the opinion that we learn so much more from our mistakes tan we do from our successes. In part that is why I’ve made so many … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School: Off and running!
We managed to get the book published a week early and I’ve been astonished by early sales! I published a series of pre-launch Briefing Notes which explored the propositions outlined … Continue reading
The Learning Value of Mistakes
There are environments where the absolute elimination of mistakes is a critical priority. Piloting airliners and neurosurgery come to mind. School-based learning should be more relaxed and mistakes should be … Continue reading
Condensed Lesson Planning
Ross Morrison McGill from Teacher Toolkit condenses twenty years of research on effective lesson planning into an A4 sheet… well worth the effort Ross! This single sheet is probably the … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School book launched!
Future Proof Your School implores all teachers and leaders to re-focus, work collectively and have a clear and shared vision of the excellence we want to achieve. We all need … Continue reading
Re-designing Your Curriculum For the 21st Century
I’m a great believer in the absolute need to re-design the curriculum away from a content based structure and towards a reflection of the society young people need to survive … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School now available to pre-order!
You can obtain copies of the new book on culture, school improvement and change management, Future Proof Your School at: Future Proof your School on Amazon Additionally, you can look … Continue reading
Emotional First Aid
There is a recognition that children are under intense emotional pressure in this generation, to conform, to excel, to be photogenic, to be aspirational, to be a group member and … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School: Structure, Summary and Launch | Briefing Notes #5
Future Proof Your School was a hideously ambitious title and I was initially reticent when Julia at Critical Publishing suggested it. The more I wrote, the more I realised that … Continue reading
School Culture Development: A Primer For All Teachers Serious About Developing Excellence
One of the greatest challenges when writing Future Proof Your School was making issues which are commonly seen as the preserve only of senior leaders, accessible to all teachers. The … Continue reading
Building Positive Mental Health in the Classroom
Thanks to Jon Tait for sharing this valuable infographic regarding promoting positive mental health in the classroom. It comes from those very positive people at Believe PHQ.
On the launch pad and ready to go in the first week in April: Future Proof Your School by David W Hughes!
Exciting times! The book is available to order here: Future Proof Your School
Future Proof Your School Prezi
The Prezi.com website allows you to develop presentations which are visually stimulating to your audience. Even more importantly, they allow you to think in depth about the subject you are … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School: Schools reflecting on practice and reflecting in practice | Briefing Notes #4
You may be forgiven for thinking that the key premise of Future Proof Your School is that cultural change follows a top-down model in which the Head teacher of senior … Continue reading
International Women’s Day: Every Day Should Be Women in Science Day!
One example of the sheer waste in talent that the education system allows is the under-representation of women in science. A few years ago it was estimated that the UK … Continue reading
Metacognition: Executive Functions and Learning
Rather than monitoring a child’s learning by what they know in terms of knowledge, early years teachers tend to focus on the child’s ability to learn independently and these executive … Continue reading
Autism – How I Feel…
An autistic friend of mine brought this infographic to my attention and said that this represents how he feels and behaves much of the time… Source: Early Signs of Autism
Future Proof Your School: The starting point for initiating cultural change in school | Briefing Notes #3
The initial question is a simple one and also one that every school, regardless of context, faces. How do you initiate a cultural change in your school? Within the confines … Continue reading
Five Dimensions of Engaged Teaching
I began my teaching career, as so many do, thinking that mastery of subject knowledge was the foundation of my teaching! This infographic, from Michael McKnight, would have formed a … Continue reading
