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Joe Wicks, Functional Fluency and teacher observation
This blog was written a while back and then forgotten about. Since then Functional Fluency International has developed considerably. It...
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Feb 16, 20224 min read
The 15 Rooted in Reading Principles
Back in November 2010 I was invited to go down to London to lead a research seminar at the DfE on the reading for pleasure promotion...
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Dec 2, 20213 min read
Rooted in Reading: 10 things you need to know about the original green passport
1. The green passport was the first one in the series. Indeed, when I wrote it I thought it would be the only one but then when my...
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Jan 11, 20202 min read
Reading comprehension: as easy as pie!
Listening recently to Andy Hargreaves talking about professional capital on YouTube , I was struck by his definition of the third element...
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Apr 1, 20194 min read
Learning and Trust – thoughts from research
Education is an exchange, but not a monetary one in most circumstances. Instead of exchanging money, a symbolic representation of labour...
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Nov 4, 20173 min read
1st National Baccalaureate workshop
Yesterday, Rob Shadbolt, Head of Wood Green School, Witney, Oxfordshire, hosted the first ever National Baccalaureate workshop....
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May 21, 20162 min read
Personal Best and the 5 key features of Growth Mindset: making it real
Photo credit – Suffolk Maths http://www.suffolkmaths.co.uk/pages/1growthmindset.htm You will have seen many diagrams by now explaining...
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Nov 14, 20154 min read
Co-constructing revision approaches with learners using SRSD
With this in mind I have decided on a slightly different approach to the revision sessions I will be running in Guernsey secondary...
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May 20, 20152 min read
Literacy, meaning making and social and cultural capital: six thoughts
Earlier this month I had the opportunity to spend a morning listening to David Didau talking about literacy. Like all good inset, this...
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Apr 17, 20153 min read
Professional Capital and TIFF – Thoughts on Chapter 5 Part 2 of Hargreaves and Fullan
Hargreaves and Fullan now move on to the final part of their professional capital equation, DC – decisional capital as in PC = F (HC, SC,...
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Feb 22, 20152 min read
Thoughts on chapter 5 of Hargreaves’ and Fullan’s Professional Capital
Teaching is complicated. Learners’ needs are multifarious and educational systems and qualifications frameworks are complex and...
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Jan 27, 20153 min read
Rooted in Reading Drives School Reading for Pleasure Culture - A Blueprint
How one school's strategic investment in physical resources provides a powerful model for making Reading for Pleasure tangible and...
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Beyond Theory: The Experiential Power of Functional Fluency in Leadership Development
As a school leader, you've likely encountered countless leadership theories. But how many have truly translated into tangible, lasting...
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Leading Across Borders: A Global Community for School Leaders
In today's interconnected world, the challenges and triumphs of school leadership often echo across continents. While each school...
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