clairevharley
A Blog for (New) Middle Leaders
A message to middle leaders at the start of the new academic year.
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clairevharley
- Aug 29
- 6 min
Thought processes not actions; How leaders should be supporting teachers to make decisions, not telling them what to do
Here I outline why I believe the purpose of leadership in teaching and learning is to support effective decision making
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clairevharley
- Aug 7
- 12 min
How do we get line management right?
I want to be a better line manager. Line management meetings are essential for supporting and developing leaders and I have been thinking...
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clairevharley
- Apr 13
- 2 min
Sick of it
When I was a trainee teacher, I caught a nasty ear infection. I was a few weeks away from finishing my second placement, but rather than...
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clairevharley
- Jan 28
- 3 min
Say it to own it...
How I've been using choral repetition to give students ownership of language in the classroom.
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clairevharley
- Jan 4
- 5 min
A (very) short introduction to using action research in your classroom
Happy New Year! As we start 2024, the inevitable conversation about new years resolutions takes hold. I have the same resolution each...
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clairevharley
- Nov 24, 2023
- 7 min
Planning and Implementing Effective Mock Exams
A summary of how we plan and implement effective mock exams
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clairevharley
- Oct 26, 2023
- 6 min
Respectful Scepticism; What we have misunderstood about using educational research in schools
This blog looks at how teachers need the agency to adapt whole school, evidence-based policies for them to be effective.
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clairevharley
- Oct 22, 2023
- 2 min
2023 Provisional Progress Scores; Most Improved Schools
A summary of the most improved schools based on the 2023 provisional data.
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clairevharley
- Oct 2, 2023
- 7 min
Recording New Content Without Copying
A summary of how my classes record new content, using key terminology, without copying.
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clairevharley
- Sep 2, 2023
- 6 min
Academisation in the United Kingdom; How did it start and where are we now?
What are academies? In 2010, the UK government introduced the concept of an academy. They were not the first by any means. The...
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clairevharley
- Aug 11, 2023
- 9 min
Should teaching be a research-informed profession?
Teachers are required to make decisions based on their professional judgement, it makes sense that understanding the latest educational...
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clairevharley
- Jul 26, 2023
- 5 min
The Journey of Teacher Autonomy in England
Have teachers in England ever experienced autonomy? The level of teacher autonomy and engagement in knowledge creation reflects the...
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clairevharley
- May 7, 2023
- 3 min
It isn't the time.
We never seem to have any time. Despite the numerous bank holidays, I’m having a lot of conversations about trying to fit everything in...
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clairevharley
- Feb 4, 2023
- 3 min
Correlation does not mean causation; Take care of the pennies and the pounds take care of themselves
I’ve been thinking a lot about the limitations middle and senior leaders have on what happens in schools. Don’t get me wrong, of course...
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clairevharley
- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
Organising Your Reading as an EdD/PhD Student
A short description of the system I use to organise my reading as an EdD student
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clairevharley
- May 13, 2021
- 5 min
Writing your ITT assignments
I’ve had the genuine pleasure of marking ITT assignments for a couple of years now and am currently studying myself, so am in the...
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clairevharley
- May 7, 2021
- 4 min
Things I wish I had known before I started my EdD
1. Your ego will take a serious bruising Discovering new ways of seeing a topic you’re passionate about and learning more about yourself...
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clairevharley
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
Impostor Syndrome and Writing
Dealing with imposter syndrome as a new EdD student...
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