Schools

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.

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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.

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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 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

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

A Conversation About Poverty and Education

A conversation about poverty and education with Associate Haili Hughes and broadcaster Liza Ward.

A sixty-minute watch

09 Jul 2020

Haili Hughes, Diversity and Inclusion, Poverty, Resilience, Schools, Society, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Watch, Teaching and Learning

Vic Goddard On Leadership in Challenging Times - Highlights

Highlights of a conversation with Independent Thinking Associate and headteacher Vic Goddard all about school leadership in challenging times.

Five-minute watch

03 Jul 2020

Covid-19, Leadership, Schools, Teaching in Challenging Circumstances, Watch, Vic Goddard

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