Wednesday 25 September 2024Blog Post - How instructional coaching shaped my teaching - and my wellbeing - Poppy NobesThere are plenty of blogs already written which go through the evidence base for instructional coaching. I am sure we have all heard Dr Sam Sims's research about it being our best bet form of professional development which has an impact on learning and outcomes[1]. Plus, the ever-present Dylan Wiliam quote about teachers getting better always because we all need to continue to develop across our careers[2].
Thursday 11 July 2024Let common sense prevail: why small changes might just be the answer to our big teacher recruitment issuesAs a Multi-Academy Trust, Aldridge Education’s two key missions are to bring learning to life, and to leave no one behind. So, by definition, we are of course in step with the new Government’s drive to recruit 6,500 new teachers.
Teachers are, after all, the lifeblood of our education system. It might be a cliché, but - as with many cliches - it’s because it is true. Our teachers are role models, trusted adults, life-shapers. They inspire and nurture, create and coach. No one is ever ‘just’ a teacher; they genuinely have the power to change lives, in their classrooms and beyond. It is a unique position of influence to occupy in a learner’s life.
Tuesday 13 February 2024Growing Together ECF Pathways - Lucy WhaleyThis month on ECF Pathways it gives us great pleasure to present Lucy at St. James’ Lower Darwen. Last term, we spoke to her mentor Lynsey, now it’s the turn of Lucy. She talks all things primary and tells us about her experience on the ECF!
Monday 18 December 2023Growing Together ECF Pathways - Lynsey BryanThis week, the final few days before the Christmas break, we speak to Lynsey Bryan, an incredible mentor at St James Lower Darwen, all about her experiences in her teaching and mentoring career to date!
Monday 27 November 2023Growing Together ECF Pathways - Jodie BovingtonThis week we speak to Jodie Bovington, Assistant Principal at Brighton Aldridge Community Academy and a mentor on our ECF programme. She is an experienced and popular leader within our schools, with vast experience as a mentor and coach. So, it gives us great pleasure to have Jodie talk to us about her mentoring experiences and all the amazing work she is doing with her ECT!
Thursday 9 November 2023Growing Together ECF Pathways - Haleemah RawatIt’s our first blog post of the year for the ECF, and we are going to our star of the ECF, Haleemah Rawat.
She completed the ECF programme last year, and is now a mentor herself. She talks about her journey through the ECF and next step
Wednesday 1 November 2023Growing Together NPQ Spotlight - Leigh CartmellToday’s post is a spotlight on… The NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC) with Leigh Cartmell (@LCLStudio1), Head of Upper School at Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio.
Friday 21 July 2023Growing Together NPQ Spotlight - Dan RileyA Spotlight on… The NPQ in Leading Behaviour and Culture with Dan Riley from Portslade Aldridge Community Academy (PACA)
In this blog series, we shine a spotlight on the NPQ courses we have on offer in partnership with Teach First, including showcasing some of our fantastic programme members.
The NPQ in Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC) is ....
Thursday 20 July 2023Growing Together ECF Pathways - Grace Gili-RossThis week we hear from Grace Gili-Ross as part of our ECF Pathways series, one of our ECTs who has just completed the 2 year ECF programme, and is also completing her NPQ Leading Literacy, so a real literacy and teaching champion at Darwen Vale
Wednesday 12 July 2023Growing Together NPQ Spotlight - Farrah HeerahA Spotlight on… The NPQ in Senior Leadership with Farrah Heerah (@farrahheerah) from Brighton Aldridge Community Academy
Monday 26 June 2023Growing Together ECF Pathways - Ellie SkittrallThis week we speak to Ellie, as part of our ECT pathways blog series. Ellie is one of our ECTs from Brighton who trained in one of our schools before taking up a full time teaching role as an ECT. She is a real rock in her school community, and we quiz her about her career up to now and all things ECF.
Wednesday 21 June 2023DARWEN VALE STUDENTS CO-HOST 'THE GREAT BIG LIVE ASSEMBLY' IN HONOUR OF WORLD REFUGEE DAYThis year, in honour of World Refugee Day, students at Darwen Vale High School took part in the Great Big Live Assembly. This was a 20-minute virtual assembly that connected together around 500 schools representing 200,000 children at 9.05am on Tuesday June 20th. The Great Big Live Assembly celebrated the ways that schools up and down the UK have welcomed new arrivals from war-torn countries around the world into their classrooms and communities.
Monday 19 June 2023Growing Together ECF Pathways - Ben AldridgeIn the second instalment of ECF Pathways series, we speak to Ben Aldridge. Ben is one of our first year ECTs in Brighton, having done one of his PGCE placements with us at Aldridge.
Thursday 8 June 2023Growing Together NPQ Spotlight - Lisa MorrisA Spotlight on… The NPQ in Leading Teacher Development with Lisa Morris (@L_Morris_DT) from Darwen Aldridge Community Academy.
Friday 2 June 2023Growing Together ECF Pathways - Ted BunnIn our first series of ECF Pathways, we chat with Ted, our lead on Growing Together and Aldridge Education's Early Career Framework programme about his career up until now.
