Written by Christophe Mullings “Coaching done well may be the most effective intervention designed for human performance.” – Atul Gawande, Personal Best, The New Yorker Coaching provides a fantastic opportunity for experienced teachers to develop themselves further....
Written by Christophe Mullings. “You don’t learn from experience but from reflecting on experiences.” I know this is to slightly misquote John Dewey, but it is pertinent given the unprecedented experiences we are going through and, I would argue, also the...
John Hattie’s 15 year meta-analysis of over ¼ of a billion students worldwide has enabled him to identify what really aids student achievement. In an interview with Sarah Montague for BBC Radio 4, he dispels some popular myths about what does and doesn’t matter...
Written by Christophe Mullings To make a coaching session as worthwhile as possible, any feedback given and received needs to be effective. Enhance your coaching session by taking on board these 7 tips from expert coach and consultant, Mike Fleetham. 1. Understand the...
Written by Tim Gander, Director of Education, The Mind Lab. With the announcement that schools in New Zealand would be entering a period of lockdown and ‘school-led learning at home’, the beginning teachers we worked with had to rethink their approach to teaching and...
Teacher collaboration within a school is a powerful professional development activity that can help educators improve their subject knowledge, think about teaching strategies in different ways and learn new ideas to try in the classroom. In fact, teachers have been...