Nick Hart

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Systems thinking and school leadership

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@mrnickhart.bsky.social is one of the most evidence-informed school leaders that I have come across. In this chat, we discuss the importance of context-specific leadership, developing others, building trust, the rhythm of a school year & more.
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Does the model for great teaching apply to early years? This post addresses the following thread: Why do we need a pedagogical framework? Why is Evidence Based Education’s model for great teaching a good choice for a pedagogical framework? What is…

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Does the model for great teaching apply to early years?
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📢2024 in review | Part 1

Most viewed post: Leadership Handbook 5.0
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A very useful blog post as I’m thinking about how I want to develop my department 👍

“Striving for coherence of teaching approach might lead to adaptive expertise, emergence of increasingly effective strategies and genuinely meeting the needs of children.”

This?

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The evolution of educational leadership Twelve years ago, educational leadership heavyweights Michael Fullan and Ken Leithwood reflected on how the role of education leader was evolving. This post looks at those reflections and considers…

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The evolution of educational leadership

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Collaborative planning meetings This is a post about planning meetings. It is the quality of teaching that makes the biggest difference to outcomes for children and school leadership has a significant effect on features of the school ...

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Collaborative planning meetings

Featuring a first go at mapping mental models for shared planning @scottinghatt.bsky.social

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💻 Webinar: The DNA of trust-led school improvement

Join Stuart Kime and CST’s Steve Rollett as they discuss scaling school improvement as trusts grow, and ambitions for the CST’s School Improvement Hub.

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When the real work begins

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When the real work begins The start of the school year often has a honeymoon period. Teachers have set their classrooms up over the summer exactly as they want them. They've decided on how they'll manage their class. Planning ...

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When the real work begins

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@BSMEorg TeacherCon DXB24!

📅 Saturday 5th October

📍 Hartland International School

I'll be talking about organising our thoughts about great teaching.

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What's your long term school development plan?

No, not the school improvement plan, responding to needs as they arise.

A more stable direction than that which enables responsiveness to improvement priorities...

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Can we get teachers to notice the feedback all around them to close the gap between the teacher that children, parents and colleagues experience and the teacher that we imagine ourself to be?

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Teacher feedback | Beyond observation To begin with, two assumptions: In order to improve, teachers need feedback School leaders should establish systems and processes for teachers to receive and act on feedback Feedback from an observer ...

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Teacher feedback | Beyond observation

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A culture of teacher development This post is a sequel to an earlier post on whether we need a teaching and learning policy. There, I made the argument that it is not a policy that is needed but a pedagogical framework, a well organi...

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A culture of teacher development

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Victoria State produces some great work around school leadership.

Here are their High Impact Wellbeing Strategies:

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‘It was (is), for me, the ultimate professional accolade – being entrusted to lead a whole school and shape the lives of not just the children within a class, but a whole community.’
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A culture of teacher development This post is a sequel to an earlier post on whether we need a teaching and learning policy. There, I made the argument that it is not a policy that is needed but a pedagogical framework, a well organi...

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A culture of teacher development

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Nick Hart’s stuff is always at least half my saved blogs/resources to keep referring back to. Utterly brilliant.

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The Four Pillars of Assessment resource guide.

The guide will provide you with a strong understanding of what underpins each pillar and how it supports great assessment.

Download our free eBook on The Four Pillars of Assessment here👇📖
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A culture of teacher development This post is a sequel to an earlier post on whether we need a teaching and learning policy. There, I made the argument that it is not a policy that is needed but a pedagogical framework, a well organi...

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A culture of teacher development

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