RI to Outstanding
The journey of a group of schools in Blackpool who proved that you can combine high standards, wellbeing and recognition from Ofsted.
“For many years I believed that “good” was as good as it got in Blackpool as Ofsted seemed to be focusing just on test outcomes. However, after years of following nationally perceived wisdom and policy about learning and attaining RI from good, a group of schools decided that things had to change. They created an approach to teaching and learning which saw Blackpool children achieving beyond national expectation, closed gaps, built wellbeing, and improved teacher and pupil agency, motivation and fulfilment. Ofsted recognised the impact of this approach in 2016 with two schools moving to outstanding and the other to good from RI.
There is nothing revolutionary in this approach but it is an approach that teachers believe in, motivates them and motivates the learners. Being the best version of yourself helps to raise standards and prepares learners for the next phase of learning.”
Andy is the National Wellbeing Director for Schools Advisory Service and on 1st May 2021 took on an additional role as the Strategic Lead for the Centre of Excellence in Mental Health in Schools based at Leeds Beckett University.
He is a Past President of the NAHT and was until December 2019, headteacher of the outstanding rated St Nicholas C of E Primary School in Blackpool.
He was also a National Leader of Education, having worked in Blackpool schools for 22 years and also created the Blackpool Teaching School Alliance.
Andy is a member of the Blackpool Education Improvement Board, is a previous member of the Blackpool Opportunity Area Board and was also a member of the NAHT Accountability Commission.
He is currently the independent chair the Blackpool Multi Academy Trust CEO group.
Matt Goodfellow:Join Matt as he performs some of his award-winning poems and discusses his inspirational philosophy on why poetry as 'rebel writing' is so different to any other area of the writing curriculum - and how powerful a vehicle it can be to both young people and educators as a means of expressing thoughts, feeling and emotions.
Matt Goodfellow is an award-winning poet and former teacher from Manchester, who visits schools around the UK and beyond, inspiring children and adults to engage with poetry through his performances and workshops.
Thursday:Habits of Success. To tailor it for heads, I would look at helping both students and teachers change their habits, and the organisational routines and structures that can promote and support this.
Most days, most lessons, we want students to do something different: try harder, use a different technique, do their homework, stop shouting out. We try to make this happen by motivating students and helping them to self-regulate – but when we run out of energy and enthusiasm, we tend to turn to reward and punishment.
I think we can learn better ways to get students learning by applying behavioural science in the classroom. Motivation, encouragement and self-regulation matter. But we are more likely to succeed if we apply the evidence around the effect of nudges and making change easier, and if we help students form habits of success.
BiographyI’m Harry Fletcher-Wood: I been a history teacher, an educational researcher and a leader of professional development.
I now work at Teacher Tapp, helping leaders better understand teachers’ needs.
Della BartleAs an entrepreneur, corporate leader, CEO executive coach and thought leader, John Blakey has made it his life’s work to understand why businesses struggle with trust in leadership and the potential impacts of this on the overall health and success of an organisation.
John developed the academically researched and verified ‘Nine Habits of Trust’ methodology – now regarded as a reliable and consistent measuring tool to identify the leader behaviours most likely to inspire trust.
Toria Bono (free book for participants)
Tiny Voice Talks because your voice matters!
Tiny Voice Talks is dedicated to raising the voices of all those in education.
In August 2020, I started the'Tiny Voice Talks' podcast. I wanted to create a podcast that would give a platform to the quieter voices in education and cover subjects that really matter and that, as educators, we need to know about. Tune in to hear me chat to teachers, leaders, coaches and advisors about what they are doing in the field of education and how this is impacting on the young people in our classrooms.
In Autumn 2022, the 'Tiny Voices Talk' book was published - this again celebrates the quieter voices in education. Tiny Voices Talk: Education, engagement and empowerment is a book full of tips, insights and practical approaches pooled from little-known educators with big ideas and all geared towards making a difference for your pupils in your setting.
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