Category: Professionalism
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Beware the Lethal Mutation
I don’t think that it is possible to over state how important Carl Hendrick’s post about the prevalence of lethal mutations of evidence-informed practice is (https://carlhendrick.substack.com/p/the-lethal-mutation-of-retrieval). If retrieval practice is a ‘non-negotiable’ in your school and teachers are using it uncritically, I’m willing to bet that some of these lethal…
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The Professional Development Buffet and the Perils of Misaligned Assumptions
The thing I’ve found is that SLT and teachers don’t share a view of what the problem is with Professional Development (PD) acceptance. Evidence from my research revealed Senior Leaders working really hard to minimise the workload aspect of PD. Often, they sought to get the content transmitted and let…
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Thank you Festival of Education
Last week I had the absolute pleasure of attending the Festival of Education at Wellington College. It was such an honour to be invited by Shane Leaning to contribute to a panel discussion about teacher professional development and learning, and school cultures. I was sharing the stage with some real…
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Read all about it!
I am delighted to share my Ed.D Thesis, which is available via this link: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10208734/
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Flexibility and Professionalism
A couple of weeks ago, I was discussing with a good friend whether they should apply for a new job. They’d found an opportunity that appealed and felt they had the skill set to make a difference on most criteria. As is often the case with women, she was concerned…
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Thank you, researchEd Cheshire
On Saturday 8th July, I travelled up to Macclesfield to attend researchEd Cheshire. I had a really great time at the event, met some lovely people and had some fascinating conversations. Meeting Dame Alison Peacock was a real highlight, and I was delighted to share my research ideas with her.…
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Professional Paradigms at Dawn
I have read a couple of items recently that have really highlighted the presence of different views of what teachers and others in education professionalism is, at a fundamental level. This is a massively nuanced and complex issue, but I’m grappling with it, so here’s a go a breaking it…
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Leadership and Culture
I’ve been reading (does listening on audiobook count?) this book, and it is fascinating. It is about businesses, but the analysis of leadership behaviours makes it it well worth a listen/read for those of us involved in leadership in the education sector. Here are my main takeaways from this book,…
Exploring culture and professional learning 