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
The Performance Management: Making appraisal work for your school training package will provide everything you need to understand the implications of the new arrangements and the importance of investing time in a good performance management process to raise standards in your school.
The Peer Observation: Improving teaching and learning through collaboration training pack will enable you to establish a structured peer observation programme which is linked to school improvement and performance management objectives.
The Outstanding Teaching and Learning: A systematic approach to improvementDIY trainingpackage will help you to explore what outstanding teaching and learning means in practice and improve the quality of teaching and learning in your school.
The new performance management and capability procedures will make dismissal easier, but schools must be careful not to infringe wider employment law, says Heather Bragg