Teaching is an intellectual profession and, as such, its knowledge bases are underpinned by research, one definition of which could be new knowledge made public...
The DfE standard for teachers’ professional development (2016) states that effective professional development should have ‘explicit relevance to participants’ a...
The challenge of making schools more research-led
On a national scale, it is increasingly accepted by school leaders, teachers and policymakers that education ...
This is the story of two teachers. Angela and Amber have been teaching for 10 years each. Angela is a 32-year-old primary teacher whose particular specialism ha...
We all recognise schools as places of learning for children and young people. However, in schools with strong learning cultures, everyone shares an identity as ...
"This is not about ‘revolutionary’ change, but rather about ‘evolutionary’ change – starting from where you are, experimenting, adapting and learning by doing –...
Location and context
John Taylor Free School is a non-selective, non-denominational secondary school near Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. It opened in Septem...
Teachers often feel that they don’t have time to research; the pressures on the teaching profession are immense and the last thing a leader needs to do is add m...
