Two minutes with Kate Bradley – Director of Human Resources Two minutes with Kate Bradley – Director of Human Resources Kate Bradley, Director of Human Resources, joined us to discuss a career in HR at United Learning 08 November 2022
Two Minutes with Carl Sharman – Head of Software Development Two Minutes with Carl Sharman – Head of Software Development With over 80 schools, three central offices and numerous field-working positions across the country, United Learning offers a variety of career opportunities with plenty of room to grow and develop in your role with... 26 September 2022
Why Should Leaders Focus on Improving the Quality of Teaching? Why Should Leaders Focus on Improving the Quality of Teaching? In this podcast, our Primary Director Darran Ellison-Lee discusses why improving the quality of teaching should be a core focus for any primary leader. By investing in training, our teachers develop effective and... 15 May 2019
Why we use Rosenshine’s 10 Principles of Instruction Why we use Rosenshine’s 10 Principles of Instruction In the second half of this two-part podcast, Darran Ellison-Lee explains why, as a Group, United Learning has chosen to adopt the Rosenshine principles and how this ‘common language’ is helping to drive... 03 May 2019
Introducing Rosenshine’s 10 Principles of Instruction Introducing Rosenshine’s 10 Principles of Instruction In the first half of this two-part podcast, our Primary Director Darran Ellison-Lee is joined by Jancie Garratt-Simpson, Principal of Cravenwood Primary Academy in Manchester, to discuss the Rosenshine Principles of... 02 May 2019
Our Commitment for our Primary Schools Our Commitment for our Primary Schools In this podcast, Darran Ellison-Lee, our Director of Primary Education, explains what Education with Character means for our primaries and what value this adds as pupils kick-start their school careers. 25 April 2019
Subject Improvement Subject Improvement Steve Adcock, Deputy Director of Secondary Academies, explains why subject improvement is at the heart of our approach to school improvement at United Learning. 18 February 2019
What's in the books? What's in the books? Our Senior Science Advisor, Ben Littlewood, offers his thoughts on defining progress in students' science books. 18 February 2019
Flexible working for teachers Flexible working for teachers In this blog post our Director of People, Mandy Coalter, discusses how to deliver flexible working for teachers. 28 January 2019
A 'perfect' department meeting A 'perfect' department meeting Amanda Whitehead, Maths Advisor at United Learning, tells us about one of the best departmental meetings she has ever attended and discusses the pedagogical decisions that were made. 10 October 2018