Tuesday
How the Johari window helps school leaders
Self-awareness is key to good leadership, and the Johari window can help you better analyse your behaviour, argues Chris Baker
Why schools appointing AI champions is a game-changer
The head of artificial intelligence at a group with more than 70 schools across the world shares advice for embedding and sharing AI experimentation at scale
The view from Qatar: It’s ‘work hard, play hard’ in wealthy Gulf state
Qatar is known for hosting big sporting events – including the Fifa World Cup – and its tax-free wages. But what is it like for teachers working there as tensions rise in the region?
Lack of diversity among curriculum drafters ‘deeply concerning’
Open letter with nearly 100 signatories calls for a ‘more diverse range’ of drafters to write the new national curriculum, warning there is a risk of ‘narrow’ content
Monday
What schools need to understand about foundational knowledge
The renewed Ofsted framework refers to foundational knowledge. What is it, and how can schools demonstrate that they are providing it?
My week as... head of school professional learning at Nord Anglia
Jenny McWalter doesn’t want to compel teachers to take part in professional learning – her goal is to create an offer they want to engage with because it is ‘relevant’ and ‘accessible’
Why we’ve built a digital bank for our primary pupils
A trust leader explains how a playground conversation about Amazon led to the introduction of fictional currency that helps to teach children about handling money
Friday
KCSIE planned changes: all you need to know
This week the government published draft updates to the statutory safeguarding guidance for schools, which are now open to sector consultation. ÌÇÐÄVlog has all the details
Revealed: What CEOs are paid at the biggest MATs
ÌÇÐÄVlog’ annual review of the salaries of chief executives at the largest multi-academy trusts reveals that a quarter of them had a bigger percentage pay rise than teachers
Thursday
Social transition requests should be treated with ‘caution’, DfE says
The government will embed gender guidance for schools within Keeping Children Safe in Education, including guidelines to ensure that single-sex spaces are protected
A-level disadvantage gap narrows slightly
DfE’s 16-18 performance data shows how the attainment gap between disadvantaged students and their peers has changed in recent years, as well as other key trends
Where next in Scottish education’s search for a fairer system?
Long-held beliefs about the purpose and nature of school education are being challenged in Scotland and far beyond, say Christopher Chapman and Graham Donaldson
