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Why Should Leaders Focus on Improving the Quality of Teaching?

15/05/2019 – Leadership – Primary

In this podcast, our Primary Director Darran Ellison-Lee discusses why improving the quality of…

Case study: Leon Wilson

03/05/2018 – Science – Leadership – Case Studies

I started my teaching career in Jamaica, in 2000. Two years later, I moved to England to take up a position as science teacher at Burlington Danes School in London, following the recommendation from a friend.

Case study: Rebecca Glover

Anonymous

10/04/2018 – Leadership – Case Studies

I have been working in education for the last 27 years, starting my career as a Geography and PE Teacher. I then moved to Head of Department, before becoming a Director of Sixth Form. Thereafter I became Assistant Head, Deputy Head at Tadcaster Grammar School.

Case study: Sam Davidson

10/04/2018 – Case Studies – Leadership

I started my teaching career in 1992 as a PE teacher, for 11-18 year olds. My career developed with academic mentor, Head of Year and Assistant Head Teacher positions, and in 2010 I joined Carter Community School as Vice Principal.

Tackling teacher workload and creating a culture of wellbeing

15/01/2018 – General – Leadership

by Mandy Coalter, Director of People

Case study: Derek Davies

11/12/2017 – Case Studies – Leadership

I started teaching in 1987, thinking I was just going to do one year then go off to be a theatre director. My first school was in Trafford, South Manchester, which still operates selection system at age 11; so effectively a ‘Secondary Modern’ school.

Case study: Jim Coupe

30/11/2017 – Case Studies – Leadership

I began my career as a teacher of history and consequently head of faculty at Uckfield Community Technology College before joining Shoreham Academy’s predecessor school, King’s Manor Community College, as an Assistant Principal.

Case study: Stuart Edwards

20/04/2017 – Case Studies – Leadership

I started my teaching career as an NQT in Hastings in September 1998 as a Languages teacher. My main language is German and I spent a year teaching in a school in Germany in 1995-96 as part of my degree and it was there that I decided to pursue teaching.

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