Running effective meetings

Well. September has arrived, and school is almost upon us. With two days of INSET to go before everything starts happening at once, I thought I'd share my advice on running effective meetings at school. Too many times have I twiddled my thumbs in a meeting that's going no where, or jiggled my leg up …

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Managing your time – is it even possible?

Managing your time effectively can sometimes feel like the impossible. It doesn't have to be, and there's some really simple and effective strategies that you can put in place immediately to help you.

Primary Science – How on Earth?

Being a KS2 Liaison is such a vital role, but I don't really see that many and certainly not in science. Why are we abandoning the relationship between primary schools and secondary schools in terms of actively developing primary teachers in a subject that isn't their specialism? How can we resolve to fix this?

Are we too data driven?

Data should be an aide, not a solution. Are we becoming too data driven? How do we ensure that data is used as a tool to provide accurate targeted revision sessions rather than hoping for a quick fix?