Leadership & Governance Hub

Keeping headteachers, the entire senior leadership team and governors up-to-date with the latest news, reports, articles and guidance, the Leadership & Governance Hub brings together extensive materials on education law, leadership issues and school governance.

9 May 2013

Academics tackle the attainment gap: finding out what works

Schools are being encouraged to adopt scientific methods to carry out research into the best strategies for improving the performance of disadvantaged pupils. David Gordon looks at the thinking behind a £4 million government-backed project to find out ‘what works’

22 Apr 2013

Leadership & Governance Hub

Government introduces 'technical baccalaureate'

The DfE has announced a new performance measure for 16- to 19-year-olds focused on vocational education: the 'technical baccalaureate'.

22 Apr 2013

Teaching, Learning & Pastoral Hub

Techniques teachers use to measure progress in the classroom

Alison Halford recounts an Inset session about measuring progress, and shares tips to use in the classroom

22 Apr 2013

Teaching, Learning & Pastoral Hub

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Could you recommend a lesson observation proforma onto which I can record what I see in lessons. I am happy with my feedback form, but find the recording of observations at the point of observation tricky.

17 Apr 2013

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Performance-related pay for teachers – the implications

Simon Bevan looks at where we are now, as the government prepares to implement School Teachers’ Review Body recommendations on pay

12 Apr 2013

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Schools will no longer be 'outstanding' if they fail to narrow the gap between rich and poor

The schools minister David Laws has announced that schools failing to reduce the gap in achievement between disadvantaged pupils and their better-off peers can no longer be judged 'outstanding' by Ofsted.

26 Mar 2013

Leadership & Governance Hub

Why increased accountability for governors is good news for teaching and learning

Lynn Maidment explains how schools can ensure all staff are equipped to use governors’ enthusiasm and expertise to improve outcomes for teaching and learning

25 Mar 2013

Teachers’ pay and performance management: new recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body

Josephine Smith says it’s hard for school leaders to justify decisions about staff pay progression when the goalposts keep moving

21 Mar 2013

Leadership & Governance Hub

Using pupil feedback to improve learning and teaching for able, gifted and talented pupils

Brin Best explains how a genuine dialogue with pupils about their lessons can provide an extremely powerful tool in enhancing the classroom experience and improving outcomes

20 Mar 2013

Gifted & Talented Hub

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Optimus Education

Performance indicators and accountability

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Leadership & Governance Hub

Academics tackle the attainment gap: finding out what works

Government introduces 'technical baccalaureate'

Techniques teachers use to measure progress in the classroom

Could you recommend a lesson observation proforma onto which I can record what I see in lessons. I am happy with my feedback form, but find the recording of observations at the point of observation tricky.

Performance-related pay for teachers – the implications

Schools will no longer be 'outstanding' if they fail to narrow the gap between rich and poor

Why increased accountability for governors is good news for teaching and learning

Teachers’ pay and performance management: new recommendations from the School Teachers’ Review Body

Using pupil feedback to improve learning and teaching for able, gifted and talented pupils

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