How can school leaders challenge and support underperforming staff within the framework of the new performance management regulations? Josephine Smith sets out a good approach
Tackling In-School Variation: Strategies for raising achievement and narrowing gaps takes senior and middle leaders through the process of analysing where and how they can improve in order to raise pupil achievement.
G&T leads can use the new Teachers’ Standards to develop their provision to great effect. Ann Bridgland has previously suggested ways in which to do so; here she provides further ideas to take this work forward
Ann Bridgland suggests how G&T coordinators and class teachers can evaluate their practice and demonstrate their effectiveness in providing stretch and challenge for able pupils
The Tackling Staff Underperformance: Strategies for managing challenging conversations training package provides resources to coach leaders through the process of challenging colleagues in a highly practical way