Effective Papers For learning

So - no judgements at our school on lesson observations from now on. We've joined the revolution - it was quietly exhilarating last year to witness the swelling of opinion from twitter (at least as I experienced it), with Chris Moyse' ground-breaking blogs kicking things off, followed by much exciting debate and discussion. It felt like a genuine moment of innovation, a point at which we could waft away the stultifying spectre of Ofsted and take control of our own destinies (and spreadsheets). It was perversely irritating, therefore, to have our moment of innovation somewhat gazumped when the big O themselves decided to join in and stop the practice themselves. For those of us who had the intention but had yet to make the leap, this created the annoying impression that we were once again being led by Ofsted like puppies and rather pulled the rug of innovation from under our, erm, paws, but there you go. It should be great - a real step forward. As exciting a prospect as it is,...