One of the greatest challenges, I believe, facing school leaders today is the doom and gloom in education. There is so much material out there about what is wrong with schools and what we are not doing. We are often faced with so many problems, all of which are appear urgent, in a society where... Continue Reading →
Oh no! not another school survey
A large number of schools use teacher surveys for different reasons during a school year. To some teachers on the receiving end, it can feel like there are a lot of surveys to complete. Requests to complete surveys do not solely come from within the school, with education bodies, education researchers and conference and workshop... Continue Reading →
4 concerns with applying education research in schools and how to address them
One of the great concerns of some teachers is school leaders going to conferences. Concerns may be aired as, "what are they [the leader] going to bring back this time for us to do." Another concern may be of the school leader who likes to read books about education in their summer vacation. Again, concerned... Continue Reading →