Education and Training

Benefits of a teacher growth model in schools

John Pearce asks why the notion of teacher growth is exciting a new generation of school leaders. He looks beyond the feel-good factor to...

New functionality – more accurate and consistent judgements

iAbacus now has the option of including your own review statements which users then RAG rate – making it quicker and easier for them to ...

How to show curriculum intent, implementation and impact

Feedback from schools inspected since September 2019 indicates that Ofsted inspectors are spending less time with senior leaders, and mor...

The Scottish advantage

The Scottish Government’s 2019 National Improvement Framework is a step ahead of its southern neighbours because it completes the cycle o...

A deep dive into Ofsted

The 2019 Ofsted Inspection Framework is live, but schools still face uncertainty about what is meant by “deep dives”, a “top level view” ...

Are schools asking too much of their middle leaders?

A review of job adverts recently revealed the skills and experience schools are looking for in their middle leaders. Are expectations to...

Three-step preparation for inspection under the 2019 framework

One thing we can predict about the early days of the new Ofsted framework is this: inconsistency will be a problem. iAbacus co-creator Jo...

2019 Ofsted Criteria: Straightjacket or improvement tool?

Thud! The 2019 Ofsted framework just landed in your in-tray. What’s your response? Former headteacher and iAbacus creator John Pearce exp...

2019 Ofsted Criteria: Start using it in iAbacus

iAbacus users can now access the 2019 Ofsted criteria in iAbacus via a template that can be customised to suit your context and prioritie...

What we know about the new Ofsted framework

Our Managing Director Daniel O’Brien recently heard Lee Owston, Senior HMI in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber, speak to a room full ...

20/20 Vision: Looking back to move forward

In 2005 the DfES published the seminal Middle Leaders’ Self-evaluation Guide. So what have we learned about self-evaluation since then? A...

Leading a vision walk

If you are not sure how to get your team to buy into your vision, here is an activity that may help. It is also great professional develo...

ASCL magazine features iAbacus

We are delighted that Andrew Clay, Head of Counden Court School in Coventry, was featured in the Association of School and College Leader...

Tackling work-related stress

With World Mental Health Day falling in October, we thought it was timely to look at how schools can use iAbacus® to tackle the worrying ...

Mining for gold: using data to improve performance

Most schools are flooded with data. The challenge is to quickly and easily identify which are the nuggets of gold that will help to impro...

Four questions every HoD should ask about their department

Heads of departments/ faculty often know instinctively what their strengths and weakness are, but being so close to the action, it can so...

Are you an operative or a professional? These 5 questions will tell you

This blog is a serious challenge to professionals in and beyond education. How much time do you spend chasing targets set by others, vers If any of these apply to you there is a likelihood that you are on the way to becoming, or are already a high performing professional. The more that apply the greater that likelihood. Head teachers, senior leaders, principals and CEOs will know what is coming next. Is your workforce made up of operatives (1-5) or professionals (A-E)? In wha

Judgement before evidence. How come?

We recently received a Tweet asking why the iAbacus process asks users to make a judgement before inputting evidence. It is a subject nea...

Did you know: iAbacus includes templates for 15 curriculum areas

As you know, the iAbacus process (see: www.iabacus.co.uk/model) can be used across all areas of school development using a range of templ...

What is it about the iAbacus?

Gerald Haigh, freelance journalist, author of a number of educational leadership books and ICT guru, investigated the iAbacus and intervi...

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