


Introducing colour coded AFL to your school
I've created this 'quick start' guide for anyone who wants to try and implement a colour coded assessment methodology in their department, faculty or whole school. Download for free.

FREE assessment resources for ICT/Computer Science
Here you can download the free KS3 Assessment sheets I've designed to support the changes in assessment we've begun this year.

Rockets and Lightbulbs – Stretch and Challenge
Some advice on stretch and challenge ...

Good practice – AFL in books and folders
In trying to define expectations across the new department this is one of the ‘snap shot’ reminders posters I created, and have since shared whole school. Regardless of anyone preparing […]

5th Week as HoD
AFL – setting and maintaining standards 4th Week as HoD has had my focus all about ‘in house’ AFL practice, identifying good practice that exists and signposting the team to […]

4th Week as HoD
Busy, busy , busy Performance management, understanding what Ofsted will expect from me as a HoD and my team if/when they come. And then, Open Evening, an amazing opportunity to […]

3rd Week as HoD
Meetings, meetings, more meetings A new skill, meetings, no really attending or running them requires skills! Organising before running a meeting, sending out an agenda (I […]

2nd Week as HoD
Data, data. data – week 2 as HoD I’ve always had a ‘beef’ with data, and I’ve learned why; it’s because in my early teaching career data we thrust towards […]

1st Week as HoD
What an intense 1st week! Any 1st week is tough, 1st week in teaching, 1st at a new school, 1st in a new role…I’m discovering that new school and […]