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Matthew Parums

Year 2 Teacher

Teaching Assistant Lead

Leader of Gifted Provision

Infinite Award – Middle Leadership

@Mr_P_Teaching

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Every year in New York…

1000 new restaurants open

5 years later…

800 of them have closed…

Why?

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What we think is the recipe for success…

Good location

Great food

Quality branding

Adaptability

Exceptional Training

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Undervalued

Limited opportunity to develop

Leaders had experience but lacked a personable approach

'There was limited space & opportunity to collaborate as a team.’

Circle of Safety

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Research shows a 41% increase in job satisfaction if teams are provided with opportunity to collaborate and develop

Direct link to Pupil Outcomes!

Viviane Robinson

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Team Teaching

Regular & often

Teachers with opposing strengths

Discussion around focus groups & intended impact

High impact - Low workload or disruption

Builds connection between teams, offers opportunity to innovate planning & deceases ‘anxiety when having someone in the classroom’

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Action Research - Why Team Teach? What is the impact on our children?

3 classes per year group

Analysis of data showed – 14-16% increase in the amount of children in a cohort making ‘better than expected’ progress

Equaling 21 -24 children in a cohort of 156-160 – 3 - 4 children in each class.

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Team Meetings – Sharing of Planning & Practice

Weekly

Share planning – talk through lesson structure

Establish a culture of positive challenge & high-performance

Data – Be proactive, not reactive

Andy Buck – Leadership Matters

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We know they need to happen…

‘Intimidation, humiliation, isolation – all feelings of this type of stress should be avoided in the workplace – the goal of leadership is to create a culture free from danger and offer a sense of belonging.’

Leaders Eat Last

We can control how they happen…

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Developmental Lesson Study – Study the art of the teaching, not the lesson

The Pre - Meeting	The Lesson Study	The Reflection Process
What is the focus? What would the teacher like feedback on? Is this a skill the teacher is developing or embedding?	30min drop-in A member of the team the person is comfortable with & another member of leadership Focus on the learning of the children, take the focus off the teacher	How can the leader & teacher work together to improve? Team Teach? Drop in on another teacher in a completely different context

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Thank you!

‘If you want someone to take off their coat, you don’t blow it off, you need to make them feel warm inside, and they will take it off for you.’

Aesop

@Mr_P_Teaching