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Why Should Leaders Focus on Improving the Quality of Teaching? 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...
Why we use Rosenshine’s 10 Principles of Instruction 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...
Introducing Rosenshine’s 10 Principles of Instruction 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...
Our Commitment for our Primary Schools 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.

Subject Improvement 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.

What's in the books? 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.

Flexible working for teachers 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.

A 'perfect' department meeting 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.

Case study: Leon Wilson Case study: Leon Wilson

Case study: Leon Wilson

Leon Wilson, Headteacher at The Hurlingham Academy, started his teaching career in Jamaica in 2000, moving to England two years later. He tells us more about his career.

Primary Podcast: Pupil Progress Meetings Primary Podcast: Pupil Progress Meetings

Primary Podcast: Pupil Progress Meetings

In this podcast, we look at the role of pupil progress meetings in schools and how progress and performance data can be analysed to set targeted support and interventions.

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