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From apartheid to aspiration: Jess’s journey of purpose and leadership

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From apartheid to aspiration: Jess’s journey of purpose and leadership

Jess Pather talks about how lived experience, strong role models, and a commitment to service shaped her leadership.

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Trialling new marking strategies

Posted by: Emma Thom, Posted on: 23 February 2016 - Categories: Reducing teacher workload

Plantsbrook School in the West Midlands has recently piloted a new marking strategy to help ensure that students are given high quality feedback. Deputy Headteacher Emma Thom explains how the new strategy is helping support teachers’ work-life balance.

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Closing the gap: test and learn

Posted by: anishaw, Posted on: 2 November 2015 - Categories: School-led research

...The early adopter project is part of the national Closing the gap: test and learn programme, which is testing school and classroom approaches to improving pupil attainment. One aim of...

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