Claire Stafford
@cstaff82.bsky.social
Director of Quality Assurance at Transform Trust, serving Nottingham/shire and Derby/shire. NPQH/NPQEL (Cohort 7) Trust-wide curriculum champion and system leader. All views my own.
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Pupil voice is often used as part of quality assurance (by school leaders and external inspectors), but it is very rarely done well.
Here are 5 tips to make pupil voice work.
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Pupil voice is often used as part of quality assurance (by school leaders and external inspectors), but it is very rarely done well.
Here are 5 tips to make pupil voice work.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
5 tips to avoid the pitfalls of pupil voice
It’s common to ask pupils what they think about their teaching and life in school, but leaders aren’t always making the most of this information, writes Mark Enser
www.tes.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Pupil voice is often used as part of quality assurance (by school leaders and external inspectors), but it is very rarely done well.
Here are 5 tips to make pupil voice work.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Pupil voice is often used as part of quality assurance (by school leaders and external inspectors), but it is very rarely done well.
Here are 5 tips to make pupil voice work.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea... via @tesmagazine.bsky.social
Reposted by Claire Stafford
My first blog post - all feedback welcome (but be gentle to a first timer 😉)
On curriculum and teams… my thinking heavily influenced by @samgibbs.bsky.social @saysmiss.bsky.social @samcrome.bsky.social and @lekhasharma.bsky.social
leadingfromthefrontoftheclass.blog/2024/11/23/i...
On curriculum and teams… my thinking heavily influenced by @samgibbs.bsky.social @saysmiss.bsky.social @samcrome.bsky.social and @lekhasharma.bsky.social
leadingfromthefrontoftheclass.blog/2024/11/23/i...
Is your curriculum centralised or shared?
It’s more than a matter of semantics… Recently at the Second Festival of Education in Thailand, I had a conversation with @engteacherabro2 that got me thinking about curriculum leadersh…
leadingfromthefrontoftheclass.blog
November 23, 2024 at 9:42 AM
My first blog post - all feedback welcome (but be gentle to a first timer 😉)
On curriculum and teams… my thinking heavily influenced by @samgibbs.bsky.social @saysmiss.bsky.social @samcrome.bsky.social and @lekhasharma.bsky.social
leadingfromthefrontoftheclass.blog/2024/11/23/i...
On curriculum and teams… my thinking heavily influenced by @samgibbs.bsky.social @saysmiss.bsky.social @samcrome.bsky.social and @lekhasharma.bsky.social
leadingfromthefrontoftheclass.blog/2024/11/23/i...
Reposted by Claire Stafford
Thanks for this brilliant summary… amid the many ofsted flaws finally acknowledging the contingency of pedagogy upon content was not one of them!
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Why Ofsted should not separate teaching from curriculum
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Why Ofsted should not separate teaching from curriculum
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An Unwelcome Divide: Curriculum and Teaching
I remember a time, not so very long ago, when it would have been highly unusual in most English schools for a lesson observer to pay much attention at all to the content being taught. It was very r…
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December 12, 2024 at 7:22 AM
Thanks for this brilliant summary… amid the many ofsted flaws finally acknowledging the contingency of pedagogy upon content was not one of them!
I can think of worse ways to spend an evening than hearing @samtwiselton.bsky.social discuss teacher development as part of our NPQEL webinar. Informative, clear and thought-provoking- plenty to take away and consider! @transformtrustceo.bsky.social @lizbarratt.bsky.social
December 12, 2024 at 8:16 PM
I can think of worse ways to spend an evening than hearing @samtwiselton.bsky.social discuss teacher development as part of our NPQEL webinar. Informative, clear and thought-provoking- plenty to take away and consider! @transformtrustceo.bsky.social @lizbarratt.bsky.social
Fantastic morning spent sharing our approach to quality assurance and school improvement with visiting CEOs from across the UK. Always a pleasure to talk about the relationships we build with schools and how we can be at our collective best #NioT #TransformTrust
November 27, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Fantastic morning spent sharing our approach to quality assurance and school improvement with visiting CEOs from across the UK. Always a pleasure to talk about the relationships we build with schools and how we can be at our collective best #NioT #TransformTrust
Feeling invigorated (and a little excited) to start exploring this platform this morning. Looking forward to re-engaging with lots of familiar faces from the world of education and beyond!
November 24, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Feeling invigorated (and a little excited) to start exploring this platform this morning. Looking forward to re-engaging with lots of familiar faces from the world of education and beyond!