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What I learned from my visit to Ofsted

Feb 19, 2014 | Category: blogging

Before reporting on my impressions of the conversation Tom "behaviour guru" Bennett, Ross "the most followed teacher in the UK" McGill, Sheena "Clerk to Governor" Lewington, Tom "head guru" Sherringto...

#Ofsted #lesson observation #Mike Cladingbowl

Don't trust your gut: a little bit more on the problem with grading lessons

Jan 13, 2014 | Category: learning

This evening, there will be debate on the role lesson observation in England's schools with such educational luminaries as Professor Robert Coe, David Weston (the man behind the Teacher Development Tr...

#Ofsted #Rober Bjork #lesson observation #Robert Coe #Tristan Hunt

Still grading lessons? A triumph of experience over hope

Feb 08, 2014 | Category: Featured

Hope is a good breakfast, but it is a bad supper. Francis Bacon To paraphrase Rob Coe's seminal research, yesterday's National Teacher Enquiry Network (NTEN) conference at KEGS in Chelmsford was a tri...

#Graham Nuthall #Robert Bjork #lesson observation #Robert Coe #Liam Collins #NTEN

How can we make classroom observation more effective?

Jan 14, 2014 | Category: learning

If the belief that it's possible for untrained observers to pitch up in lessons and grade their effectiveness is comparable to a belief in witchcraft, (and Professor Robert Coe's research confirms tha...

#Doug Lemov #lesson observation #Robert Coe

Get ahead of the curve: stop grading lessons

Dec 11, 2013 | Category: blogging

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead Over the past few years I’ve been articulating my obje...

#Ofsted #lesson observation #Policy Exchange

Has lesson observation become the new Brain Gym?

Nov 16, 2013 | Category: training

I've thought a lot about lesson observation over the past couple of years and have come to the conclusion that it is broken. What is most worrying is that it is almost universally accepted as the best...

#Ofsted #Sir Michael Wilshaw #Graham Nuthall #Robert Bjork #Joe Kirby #Chris Moyes #lesson observation #Mary Myatt #Matt O'Leary #Robert Coe