Kay Shepherd
@kayshepherd.bsky.social
Director of Learning. Accredited Coach. MA Edu Leadership. NPQEL. TF ambassador.Mum of 2 littles. Passionate about developing people.
Had such a great day with our Primary Heads we heard from Lesley Powell from the North East Learning Trust about being an authentic leader and had some great conversations about a coaching culture. Can’t wait for day 2 tomorrow!
November 18, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Had such a great day with our Primary Heads we heard from Lesley Powell from the North East Learning Trust about being an authentic leader and had some great conversations about a coaching culture. Can’t wait for day 2 tomorrow!
🤩Delighted to be both a panelist and keynote today at the @MatAssociation speaking about how we ensure the people strategy in lived through all elements of our development offer @EACTlearning @EducationEACT
November 14, 2024 at 3:12 PM
🤩Delighted to be both a panelist and keynote today at the @MatAssociation speaking about how we ensure the people strategy in lived through all elements of our development offer @EACTlearning @EducationEACT
This afternoon kicks off our Term 1 feedback forums for ECTs, Mentors and Induction Tutors with our ECT group. Great to hear how well the @NIOT ECF is supporting our ECT cohort - bitesize videos were a big hit! #weareEACT
November 13, 2024 at 7:18 PM
This afternoon kicks off our Term 1 feedback forums for ECTs, Mentors and Induction Tutors with our ECT group. Great to hear how well the @NIOT ECF is supporting our ECT cohort - bitesize videos were a big hit! #weareEACT
Great way to start the week @EACTCityHeights, loved visiting, seeing teaching and learning in action, talking all things professional development and delivering an instructional coaching staff meeting as part of my visit. @EducationEACT #weareEACT
November 11, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Great way to start the week @EACTCityHeights, loved visiting, seeing teaching and learning in action, talking all things professional development and delivering an instructional coaching staff meeting as part of my visit. @EducationEACT #weareEACT
Wonderful to launch our Primary Exceptional schools and Peer Review programme this afternoon - already brilliant plans on how heads are planning peer reviews! @EducationEACT #weareEACT
November 5, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Wonderful to launch our Primary Exceptional schools and Peer Review programme this afternoon - already brilliant plans on how heads are planning peer reviews! @EducationEACT #weareEACT
If you are a Professional Development or Teaching and Learning lead looking to implement instructional coaching across your setting - come and join me - course starting on 7th October.
In person sessions held in Birmingham city centre.
Book here: buff.ly/4gsqBRK
In person sessions held in Birmingham city centre.
Book here: buff.ly/4gsqBRK
September 17, 2024 at 4:07 PM
If you are a Professional Development or Teaching and Learning lead looking to implement instructional coaching across your setting - come and join me - course starting on 7th October.
In person sessions held in Birmingham city centre.
Book here: buff.ly/4gsqBRK
In person sessions held in Birmingham city centre.
Book here: buff.ly/4gsqBRK
Week 2 at E-ACT and I’m out to see our fab academies. Was made to feel so welcome at ParkwoodAcademy. Great to see all the brilliant routines already embedded. Thank you so much for a brilliant day! #kayontour
September 9, 2024 at 5:33 PM
Week 2 at E-ACT and I’m out to see our fab academies. Was made to feel so welcome at ParkwoodAcademy. Great to see all the brilliant routines already embedded. Thank you so much for a brilliant day! #kayontour
Key messages from my #rED24 talk yesterday.
1.Few things done well > lots of things done badly
2.Know what and who you are designing for.
3. Beware shiny things and ‘quick wins’
I don’t have a blog or website so full slides can be found on my LinkedIn.
1.Few things done well > lots of things done badly
2.Know what and who you are designing for.
3. Beware shiny things and ‘quick wins’
I don’t have a blog or website so full slides can be found on my LinkedIn.
September 8, 2024 at 7:59 AM
Key messages from my #rED24 talk yesterday.
1.Few things done well > lots of things done badly
2.Know what and who you are designing for.
3. Beware shiny things and ‘quick wins’
I don’t have a blog or website so full slides can be found on my LinkedIn.
1.Few things done well > lots of things done badly
2.Know what and who you are designing for.
3. Beware shiny things and ‘quick wins’
I don’t have a blog or website so full slides can be found on my LinkedIn.
Session 5- coaching, communities and consistency with @siobhanMered really interesting to hear about how coaching and practice is working with ECTs around professionalism and relationships
September 7, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Session 5- coaching, communities and consistency with @siobhanMered really interesting to hear about how coaching and practice is working with ECTs around professionalism and relationships
Session 4 looking at why data matters. Really making me reflect on how I can best use data to map professional learning as teachers impact the ‘data’ of pupils in different ways. They make progress in the classroom themselves at different rates. Does great data mean great teaching?!
September 7, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Session 4 looking at why data matters. Really making me reflect on how I can best use data to map professional learning as teachers impact the ‘data’ of pupils in different ways. They make progress in the classroom themselves at different rates. Does great data mean great teaching?!
Session 2 #rED24 Josh Goodrich, and Jon Gilbert. Making tacit knowledge explicit- removing luck and chance from developing expertise. Thinking about how to get our expert teachers to unpack and explain their craft.
September 7, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Session 2 #rED24 Josh Goodrich, and Jon Gilbert. Making tacit knowledge explicit- removing luck and chance from developing expertise. Thinking about how to get our expert teachers to unpack and explain their craft.
Starting off my #rED24 day with @profcoe.bsky.social ‘why we need feedback more than we think’ huge implications for judging teaching and learning from lesson obs and self reflection. “Using video is the most powerful tool when getting a reality check.”
September 7, 2024 at 9:21 AM
Starting off my #rED24 day with @profcoe.bsky.social ‘why we need feedback more than we think’ huge implications for judging teaching and learning from lesson obs and self reflection. “Using video is the most powerful tool when getting a reality check.”
Early train but excited to be speaking at #rED24 today. Session 6 -Thinking about why sometimes professional development doesn’t quite hit the mark. Come say hi 👋
September 7, 2024 at 6:58 AM
Early train but excited to be speaking at #rED24 today. Session 6 -Thinking about why sometimes professional development doesn’t quite hit the mark. Come say hi 👋
Had a fab day with the wonderful E-ACT Primary Team in today’s strategy day.
September 4, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Had a fab day with the wonderful E-ACT Primary Team in today’s strategy day.
Happy Wednesday. Excited to be on route to Birmingham for E-ACT Primary strategy day. Just KNOW my shoes will give me blisters - but kind of obsessed so wearing them anyway.
September 4, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Happy Wednesday. Excited to be on route to Birmingham for E-ACT Primary strategy day. Just KNOW my shoes will give me blisters - but kind of obsessed so wearing them anyway.
And so it begins…
September 2, 2024 at 6:42 AM
And so it begins…
Last day of holiday with this one before my pre-schooler officially becomes a ‘schooler’ tomorrow.
August 28, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Last day of holiday with this one before my pre-schooler officially becomes a ‘schooler’ tomorrow.
Back in my running/audio book era ready for the new term!
August 25, 2024 at 6:04 AM
Back in my running/audio book era ready for the new term!
I’m looking forward to bringing more coaching skills into line management this year. This is one of my favourite ways to start a conversation with anyone starting a new role or project this year.
August 24, 2024 at 5:29 PM
I’m looking forward to bringing more coaching skills into line management this year. This is one of my favourite ways to start a conversation with anyone starting a new role or project this year.
Having a fab day at E-Acts induction day 3 for overseas teachers. Starting the day with thinking about SEND and teaching all learners - then I’m up this afternoon with instructional coaching and T&L. Such an amazing group!!
August 21, 2024 at 10:57 AM
Having a fab day at E-Acts induction day 3 for overseas teachers. Starting the day with thinking about SEND and teaching all learners - then I’m up this afternoon with instructional coaching and T&L. Such an amazing group!!
Thinking about reviewing CPD plans and going right back to basics to start. 1 for column A, 1 from column B then answer “the big 3”
August 19, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Thinking about reviewing CPD plans and going right back to basics to start. 1 for column A, 1 from column B then answer “the big 3”