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Knowledge Base launched Educate has collected research, templates and information from the Web together with its own internally produced materials on performance management to help schools develop their staff feedback and appraisal systems. By reading the relevant research, looking at examples of documents such as appraisal objectives and lesson observation forms you can use these […]
Performance boosted by prioritising development Performance management researchers are heralding the rise of ‘coaching’ styles of management performance, as studies suggest that a focus on individual employees’ development and progression is key to boosting overall workplace performance and productivity. Surveys suggest that managers who focus on getting to know and understand workers’ individual strengths and […]
The work of middle leaders in schools has become increasingly important to school performance in recent decades, with education sector experts and researchers alike highlighting the benefits of an effective middle leadership team. Whilst strong overall performance management remains fundamental to staff improvement and motivation – with one study finding that management quality accounts for […]
I listened to the Freakonomics podcast last week titled: Bad Medicine, Part 1: The Story of 98.6. The podcast is worth a listen just to learn about how we came to use 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit as the basis for a healthy body temperature. However, what struck me was the discussion of how medicine has moved from […]
In the 16th June edition of The Economist last year the cover and lead story focuses on what matters in schools, i.e. teachers. The article reiterates prior studies that found that the top 10% of teachers impart three times as much learning as the bottom 10%. The magazine has an interesting briefing paper on Education reform which […]
