Relationships

"I am an NQT/ECT – what are the top three things I should do to be effective?" We asked Associate, author and Senior PGCE lecturer Martin Illingworth for his thoughts. This is what he said.

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Here are 33 ways we can set about building better relationships in schools to make everything better, according to Associate and Restorative Practice guru Mark Finnis.

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An important blog by Associate Rhia Gibbs, founder of Black Teachers Connect, on the importance of genuine representation and diversity in our schools in the age of #BlackLivesMatter.

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What can I do to involve my children's families more in their learning in school? We asked long-time Associate Will Ryan and this is what he had to say

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Here are ten provocative questions Ian Gilbert has drawn from his best-selling book, The Working Class, that can form part of any school's discussion when it comes to 'closing that gap.

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Long-time Associate Will Ryan explores how it is that some of the best primary practice can be found in schools in some of our most challenging socio-economic areas - and what we can learn from them.

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Associate and author of Independent Thinking on Restorative Practice, Mark Finnis, shares a simple tool that helps teachers ensure they are working in a positive, supportive and productive way with their students - emphasis on the word 'with'.

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So what's this Restorative Practice all about? Here are highlights from a webinar with Associate Mark Finnis, author of the best-selling book Independent Thinking on Restorative Practice.

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What should all teachers know about the brain, neurological development and the neuroscience of learning? Or Ian Gilbert asked former consultant paediatric neurologist Dr Andrew Xurran. Fascinating stuff!

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A guest blog from Rachel Tomlinson, the inspirational headteacher of Barrowford Primary School in Lancashire - a school without sanctions or rewards.

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Written during the Covid pandemic, here is founder Ian Gilbert with his take on understanding bereavement and loss from the child's point of view.

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Independent Thinking founder Ian Gilbert was asked to write the foreword for Ginny Bootman's wonderful new book, Independent Thinking on Being a SENDCO. You can read his inspiring and surprising foreword here.