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The blog that inspires leaders in the UK education sector

The Optimus blog

The blog that inspires leaders in the UK education sector

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Katie Renton
27 May 2015

The aim of teaching school alliances

Optimus Education recently held the ‘National Teaching School Summit 2015’ in London, bringing senior leaders from all across the country to meet and share their strategies for developing teaching schools. Katie Renton, junior content executive, summarises the main aims that were discussed...
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Colin McNaughton
21 November 2014

CPD around the world: schools working together internationally

From London to Bangkok: a gathering of school leaders was the perfect opportunity to share CPD tips from around the world. On the evening of Wednesday the 5th of November, I jetted off to Bangkok for a few days to fulfil a dream of mine: visiting South East Asia. I was there to attend the FOBISIA...
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Elizabeth Holmes
30 October 2014

Collaboration between schools and HE institutions – a force for good in education

‘Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.’ - Helen Keller As someone who works in schools and in higher education, one of the biggest disappointments I encounter is the apparent lack of appreciation among some educators for the links between those working in early years settings,...
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Lizzie Gait
4 September 2014

Adventure Learning at Netley Abbey Infant School

I recently had the good fortune to visit Headteacher Jon Le Fevre at Netley Abbey Infant School , a large infant school on the south coast of England – a long trip from our office in North London but well worth the journey! I love visiting schools in the primary phase as my overriding image of them...
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Elizabeth Holmes
11 July 2014

‘A chance to develop and learn from the best’

The Teacher Development Trust is developing a compelling vision for teacher-led professional learning based on evidence, collaboration and entitlement. Elizabeth Holmes uncovers more about what the organisation is proposing via its annual report. ‘Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise.’ Horace If...
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Elizabeth Holmes
24 April 2014

Building a CPD community

eTwinning currently involves around 249,000 teachers in some 33,000 projects in over 122,000 schools across Europe. Elizabeth Holmes thinks this just might be an opportunity for collaboration in the true sense of the word. ‘Collaboration, it turns out, is not a gift from the gods but a skill that...
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