Schools

New Heads Webinar

Here is the complete recording of our special free webinar for new school leaders. Featuring advice and wisdom from Associates and Independent Thinking Press authors with experience across primary, secondary and special schools, we were joined by a global audience for an inspiring evening.

90-minute watch

03 Feb 2021

Ian Gilbert, Jackie Beere, Vic Goddard, Dave Harris, Gill Kelly, Julie Rees, Jarlath O'Brien, Will Ryan, Dave Whitaker, Coaching, Difficult Conversations, Education, Leadership, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Personal Leadership, Relationships, Schools, Teachers, Watch

CPD Juke Box

Want some quick-fire CPD answering some of the most pressing questions in education today - then check out our new CPD Jukebox!

29 three- to five-minute videos

07 Jan 2021

Teaching and Learning, Watch, Schools, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Coaching, Difficult Conversations, Diversity and Inclusion, EYFS, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Leadership, MFL, Questioning and Thinking Skills, School Improvement, SEND, Wonder

You Look Fine To Me

This is the recording of when Nina Jackson wowed the audience with her closing address on emotional health and well-being for schools at the 2019 SSAT conference in Birmingham.

30-minute watch

Posted by Nina Jackson on 24 Nov 2020

Nina Jackson, Difficult Conversations, Leadership, Managing Stress and Mindfulness, Personal Leadership, Resilience, Schools, Teachers, Well-Being, Watch

Ten Lessons From The Working Class

Ten lessons from our book The Working Class, delivered by Ian Gilbert from the main stage of the 2019 SSAT conference in Birmingham.

20-minute watch

Posted by Ian Gilbert on 24 Nov 2020

Ian Gilbert, Activism, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Complexity, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Difficult Conversations, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Leadership, Poverty, Relationships, Research, Schools, School Improvement, Society, Teaching and Learning, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Watch

Cultural Capital II

Part two of the of the webinar given by Phil Beadle on cultural capital - what it is, how schools can do it right it and how Ofsted have got it badly wrong.

Ten-minute watch

23 Nov 2020

Phil Beadle, Activism, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Curriculum and Lesson Planning, Difficult Conversations, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Improving Standards and Effectiveness, Poverty, Questioning and Thinking Skills, Schools, Society, Teachers, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Watch

Cultural Capital I

Highlights of the first part of a webinar given by Phil Beadle all about cultural capital and how Ofsted have got so very badly wrong.

Six-minute watch

Posted by Phil Beadle on 17 Nov 2020

Phil Beadle, Activism, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Difficult Conversations, Diversity and Inclusion, Education, Employability, Personal Leadership, Poverty, Questioning and Thinking Skills, Research, Schools, School Improvement, Society, Teachers, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Watch

A Primary NQT Survival Webinar

A free CPD webinar with survival tips and strategies for primary NQTs 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 NQT Survival Webinar

A free CPD webinar with survival tips and strategies for secondary NQTs 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

Highlights of a Conversation About Peace and the Power of an Education

Highlights of a conversation with Jim Roberson and Roy Leighton about peace, love and the power of an education.

Ten-minute watch

16 Sep 2020

Jim Roberson, Activism, Difficult Conversations, Education, Leadership, Relationships, Schools, Society, Watch, School Improvement, Roy Leighton

Jim Roberson on the Power of Relationships - Highlights

Highlights of a conversation with Associate Jim Roberson on the power of relationships for motivation and engagement.

Five-minute read

27 Aug 2020

Jim Roberson, Behaviour, Motivation and Engagement, Relationships, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Watch

A Brief History of the Written Exam

Exams are in chaos - but where did they come from? This brief history may help us answer an even bigger question - why on earth do we still have them?

Five-minute read

Posted by Ian Gilbert on 19 Aug 2020

Ian Gilbert, Education, Schools, Read, Assessment and Feedback, Research

Martin Illingworth on the Future of School

Independent Thinking Associate Martin Illingworth, author of Forget School, discusses the future - or otherwise - of school and schooling.

Five-minute watch

09 Jul 2020

Martin Illingworth, Education, Schools, Teaching and Learning, Watch

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