Tomorrow, HMI Lee Oswton and Mike Sheridan will join us to talk about what the proposed framework means in small schools. All small school colleagues are welcome. Follow the link below to register. my.chartered.college/event/small-...

Last bit for now (it’s a work in progress) is to welcome @morgsedu.bsky.social to our trust conference day after half term to build on Jade’s work in the context of task design as part of our wider curriculum work with @pkckst.bsky.social

Each element will include a presentation, notes, links to preparatory and further reading and a one pager inspired by the brilliant work of various colleagues in the sector. Thanks on this one go to Michael Chiles and @dylanwiliam.bsky.social

At the same time a group of our T&L leads are working on developing a bank of bespoke CPD sessions which teachers can tap into as and when they are needed.

Then @mrspearce.bsky.social began a series of short sessions with the wider trust looking at different aspects of our framework.

We developed a set of guiding principles for PD in our trust. Not rocket science but a shared understanding 🚀

Next we thought carefully about how we could develop this and provide CPD around our shared language which was impactful and made the very best use of teacher time. Big thanks to the work of the EEF, @drsamsims.bsky.social and the @ioe.bsky.social
team for their clever research!

After a lot of reading and research, we turned our post-it notes into a framework of principles outlining what we think great teaching looks like in our trust.

We then dug into research and current thinking around the different elements of effective teaching - with massive thanks to @collegeofteaching.bsky.social @teacherhead.bsky.social @pepsmccrea.bsky.social @innerdrive.bsky.social

We categorised our ideas into ‘flourishing classrooms’ and ‘flourishing learners’ inspired by the work of @andywolfe.bsky.social and his team.

We started with a group of colleagues interested in evidence informed T&L, getting together to think deeply about what makes great teaching.

This weekend my DMs have been full of colleagues looking to apply for leadership posts in schools across the country. It’s joyful. Always happy to help and excited by the expertise and enthusiasm of our future school leaders 🥰

Incredible day hosting the first ever Great Big Small Schools Inset Day with @CharteredColl & @CofE_Education. Thank you to everyone who spoke and helped organise the day and to colleagues in small schools for all you do. Same again next year?! #bettertogether #smallbutmighty

Last minute prep on the train to London!! Can’t wait to join 750+ colleagues for a whole day of small school inspiration, learning and sharing. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us make this day happen! #GBSSINSET #bettertogether #smallbutmighty

It’s almost time! 500+ small school colleagues coming together to hear from a huge group of experts all through a small school lens!! #smallbutmighty #bettertogether

Happy New Year everyone. Excited about the progress we can make in 2025! #keepgoing #stayrestless #bettertogether