by Georgina Wright | Feb 27, 2023 | School Improvement
It’s a common enough classroom scene. The children are working away, and the teacher buzzes rapidly from pupil to pupil, group to group asking questions, prompting and explaining. At the end, they are exhausted, but they have done all the things a good teacher is...
by Georgina Wright | Dec 28, 2022 | Computing and Data Services
Our local Computing Hub (based at Newstead Wood School in Orpington) has organised a range of training courses for secondary computer science teachers. Some of the courses are delivered online, and some face-to-face. The courses attract a £220 subsidy per course. For...
by Georgina Wright | Nov 18, 2022 | School Improvement
A massive congratulations to Riverside School who received an Outstanding in their most recent Ofsted report. The report was published on 18th September, and can be read in full here.
by Georgina Wright | Oct 7, 2022 | School Improvement
During a recent session with delegates on the new NPQ for Senior Leadership, it was interesting to see them identify the five ‘C-words’ of successful leadership: communication, confidence, competence, culture and writ large, consistency. As a group, we agreed that...
by Georgina Wright | Sep 14, 2022 | School Improvement
What Makes Barking Abbey Different – Our Character Character education seems to be everywhere in education discourse at the moment, particularly since its inclusion in the Ofsted inspection framework under the personal development heading. However, the...
by Georgina Wright | Jul 27, 2022 | School Improvement
On Friday 1st July, Roding Lane primary school hosted pupils, parents, teachers and faith leaders from B&D schools who came together to celebrate pupil’s learning in Religious Education in B&D schools. Pupils produced work inspired by their visits to local...
