Managing Workload

Mark Creasy on the CPD Jukebox

How can I make homework more worthwhile? We asked Associate Mark Creasy, author of Unhomework and Independent Thinking on Primary Teaching, for our CPD Jukebox

Posted by Mark Creasy on 18 Jan 2022

Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Beyond Differentiation, Creativity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, School Improvement, Teaching and Learning, Watch, Mark Creasy, Independent Learning, Managing Workload, Read

Well-Being Webinar

Watch the recording of our recent Zoom webinar for teachers and school leaders all about well-being in schools with Nina Jackson, Julie Rees, Jackie Beere and Roy Leighton. Hosted by Ian Gilbert.

90-minute watch

14 Jun 2021

Ian Gilbert, Jackie Beere, Nina Jackson, Julie Rees, Roy Leighton, Covid-19, Managing Stress and Mindfulness, Managing Workload, Peace Building, Personal Leadership, Relationships, Watch, Values-based Education

A Primary ECT Survival Webinar

A free CPD webinar with survival tips and strategies for primary Early Career Teachers and new teachers everywhere.

90-minute watch

27 Oct 2020

Ian Gilbert, Jonathan Lear, Mark Creasy, Will Ryan, Nina Jackson, Watch, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Managing Workload

A Secondary ECT Survival Webinar

A free CPD webinar with survival tips and strategies for secondary Early Career Teachers and new teachers everywhere.

90-minute watch

27 Oct 2020

Crista Hazell, Nina Jackson, Lisa Jane Ashes, Hywel Roberts, Ian Gilbert, Jackie Beere, Schools, Teachers, Covid-19, Watch, Teaching and Learning, Managing Workload

A Conversation About Coaching, Coping and Better Conversations

A conversation about coaching, coping and better conversations in challenging times with Associates Gill Kelly, Andy Vass and Jackie Beere.

53-minute watch

08 Jun 2020

Jackie Beere, Gill Kelly, Andy Vass, Coaching, Difficult Conversations, Leadership, Managing Stress and Mindfulness, Managing Workload, Personal Leadership, Relationships, Resilience, Teachers, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Team Building, Watch, What Now Week

15 Seconds and Counting

Associate and well-being guru Nina Jackson believes that the simple '15 Second Rule' is a great way to get back your 'life time'.

Four-minute read

Posted by Nina Jackson on 24 May 2016

Education, Well-Being, Nina Jackson, Mark Anderson, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Creativity, Learning Technologies, Managing Stress and Mindfulness, Managing Workload, Teaching and Learning, Read

But Everyone Else Is Doing It - Children, Cheating and the SATs

The SATS in England are descending into farce but there is also an altogether more disturbing side to them. Written anonymously, for obvious reasons, by a concerned primary school teacher this blog looks at cheating in and by schools.

FIve-minute read

12 May 2016

Assessment and Feedback, Education, Schools, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Leadership, Managing Stress and Mindfulness, Managing Workload, Rigour, School Improvement, Teaching and Learning, Read, Difficult Conversations, Personal Leadership

What If?

An article first published by the Secondary Heads Association (now ASCL) in 2004 and written by Ian Gilbert, founder of Independent Thinking. Watch out for imitations...

Five-minute read

Posted by Ian Gilbert on 21 Jun 2015

Education, Leadership, Schools, Ian Gilbert, Creativity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Diversity and Inclusion, Independent Learning, Managing Workload, Activism, Society, Teaching and Learning, Values-based Education

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