Strategy
Friday
22nd Oct 2021
How to turn a failing school around
Rebuilding a school’s shattered reputation isn’t easy – but focus on belonging, brilliant staff and behaviour and you’ll get there, writes Chris Edwards
10 questions with... Steve Rollett
The deputy CEO of the Confederation of School Trusts talks about his memories of his own school days and about the changes he would like to see in today’s education system
10 questions with...Maureen McKenna
The director of education in Glasgow recalls her time working in a school that had separate staffrooms for men and women, and talks passionately about how much schooling has improved in her city
Friday
24th Sep 2021
10 questions with... Stuart Clyde
The headteacher of Bertha Park High School talks to 91¶¶Òõ Scotland about his own memories of attending school and his days as a musician prior to becoming a teacher
91¶¶Òõ’ 10 questions with... Jonny Uttley
The chief executive of the Education Alliance Trust recalls his fondness for an old-school teacher who was straight out of The History Boys and explains why he’d like to call time on the binary debates over ‘traditional’ and ‘progressive’ teaching
How to design a sixth-form curriculum
To maximise the effectiveness of your sixth-form offer, you need to strike a balance between intake numbers, the breadth of subjects available and the likely ability of students to complete the course. The secret, says Kathryn Brindley-Edwards, lies in how you design your curriculum