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The restrictions of the pandemic have impacted the networks required to maintain effective collaboration. Now is the time to bring them back to life. It is reassuring to see that we are not alone in our suggestion that getting your networks going again is an essential component of building your future. In an article published…

The influx of non-qualified teachers into the school system in recent months led the Western Quebec School Board to draw from the Capitals that anchor all work in their Teacher Induction Programme. Dealing with staff shortages through the pandemic would have been immeasurably more difficult without non-qualified teachers. They also bring with them a level…

Sometimes innovation can arrive when you’re looking for something else, but to make the most of it, you need to be ready to identify it and ride it as far as it will take you. Innovation is often serendipitous. In his book, How Innovation Works, Matt Ridley identifies serendipity in his list of the essentials…

The successful global distribution of coronavirus vaccines provides us with a practical example of the theory of action at work. For the first time in quite a while, we have cause for optimism. Coronavirus vaccines have been approved and distributed and with them, the hope that the pandemic can be controlled to a point somewhere…

Formation of new hubs is intended to give every school in the country the same opportunities for teacher learning. The concept of teaching schools has evolved greatly since their inception back at the turn of the century when we successfully used it to improve learning across London. In the intervening period this initiative has grown…

Government recognition that school closures will be catastrophic for education has led to the nine-month appointment, with Sir Kevan already being labelled the ‘Covid catch-up tzar. ’In response to the myriad evidence being published to confirm that the lockdown has had a significant negative effect on student learning, especially on those from disadvantaged backgrounds, the…

ImpactEd’s mission of addressing the evaluation deficit has taken on a new meaning during this period of school closures. In this posting we carry a report written by ImpactEd explaining the nature of their work. This coincides with the publication on February 8 2021 of their report – Lockdown Lessons: pupil learning and wellbeing during…

In his search for a safe and healthy environment for learning at his school in Canada, our guest contributor David McFall discovered that the great outdoors held many answers. On March 13, 2020, schools across Canada closed their doors to help stop the spread of Coronavirus. The nationwide lockdown was unprecedented in scale and forced…

Collaboration can be found at the heart of everything this blog stands for, which is why we encourage our colleagues to share their work and provide inspiration for their peers. This post from a team at the Western Quebec Schoolboard does just that. The team is in the middle of a project focused on developing…
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