Andy Brumby is a Learning and Teaching Consultant who specialises in raising the aspirations and achievement of disadvantaged students. As Cornwall Learning’s Pupil Premium Advocate, Andy has worked in primary and secondary schools across the south of England helping them to develop evidence-based approaches to closing the gap. He is best known for his work […]
David is a leading expert on tackling extremism in schools. His work has taken him across Europe and he has spoken at many conferences throughout Britain. David is well respected for his knowledge and understanding of education and he will give you practical strategies and ideas to tackle extremism in school.
Torsten is a full time teacher with over twenty years’ experience, he values practical strategies that work in the classroom and small changes that make a big difference. A regularly contributor to teaching publications and national conferences, leading staff training across all key stages and in schools across Europe.
World-renowned, award-winning education researcher and best-selling author, Professor John Hattie has been closely examining what works best in student learning and achievement for the better part of 30 years. All of this has culminated in his ground-breaking research masterpiece, Visible Learning. A data-driven meta-analyses of 90,000 studies and over 300 million students, that proves once and for all what actually works for […]
Bob has now delivered over 100 Osiris courses. He puts the emphasis on the wonder and scope of the text itself to stimulate creative outcomes, inspired by talented teachers. Bob presents at national and international conferences. His Opening Doors to Quality Writing series won the Educational Book Award at the Educational Resources Awards in 2017.
Robert is recognised nationally as an inspirational thinker and speaker and is the author of numerous books, his latest title being “Feedback and Marking. He worked as a consultant to the SSAT on teaching and learning and has led numerous headteacher conferences. “
When impact entered the educational lexicon it became a real game changer. Professor John Hattie took as his mantra ‘Know thy Impact.’ What he meant by this was to become an evaluator of your practice. Only by doing this could you focus on the quality of learning happening. Previously, the focus had been on teacher performance […]
It seems like only yesterday when the mantra was education, education, education. How we miss those days of high trust and even higher spending. Now we have moved on to evidence-based education. Heady heights for an increasingly complex arena. But worthy of our attention. What exactly do we mean when we use such a term? […]
December is fast-approaching and with it brings the first UK conference on Instructional Leadership. But with the majority of leaders claiming to adopt a transformational leadership approach, we explore with Professor John Hattie what the difference is between the two and the difference it could make: Transformational Leadership vs Instructional Leadership “In 2008, my colleagues […]
We all know that one-off INSET days can’t, by themselves, create lasting change. But at their best they can inspire, nudge or provoke teachers to make these changes, and they remain very popular with schools seeking to maximise limited time for whole-staff CPD. I was recently asked by a teacher preparing an article for the […]
