Teaching Excellence Podcast

Nathan and Stef continue the conversation about the Curriculum Teaching and Training section of the revised Ofsted Education Inspection Framework - focusing in on the importance of identifying gaps in knowledge, initial assessment, assessment for learning and the importance of what to do with that information. We discuss the importance of space and time to develop teaching practice and think about TLA critically, as well as how evidenced based practices can be simply applied to enhance and maximise learning. We hope you enjoy :)

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20th March - 12.30pm online National Quality Network gathering

7th May - National Quality Network meet up at Milton Keynes College

Stef and Nathan dive into the revised Ofsted framework... we decided to start with the Curriculum Teaching and Training chapter, as we think its where the fundamental TLA practice sits. Its meaty and there is a lot to it, and so there will be a part 2 to this chapter as there is lots to think about.

Stef chats about getting the podcast back up and rolling, briefly mentioning what's been going on over the last two years, as well as latest thinking and observations of quality in FE.

Topics mentioned include compliance, quality and transparency of data used to establish quality across and within an organisation, as well as an overview of the events and workshops that we've created as part of the National Quality Network collaboration.

Linktree link for all events, workshops and network gatherings - https://linktr.ee/stefanielw

Stuart is the first principal to come on the Teaching Excellence Podcast. With a keen interest in leadership, Stef chats with Stuart about his leadership journey in FE, the challenges that we currently face and the vision of FE in the future. 

This week Lindsey and I chat about Induction and the things that we think make it meaningful. Its a good time to consider how we best welcome students to college but also move away from induction being about assessment, assignments and course requirements. Its time to be creative and consider all the ways in which we can create a memorable experience that will build a sense of belonging and engage students in their future.

This week Stef and Isla chat about the last few weeks, what we have been up to, where we have been and what we have heard which has caught our interest. Isla talks about the NATECLA conference and I chat about training I ran with Apprenticeships tutors and we both talk about some of our initial thoughts about our Ofsted experiences this year. We could probably talk for a week about Ofsted, but we just threw out a few of our first initial thoughts. We get that usually it generates a lot of discussion, so if you want to ask us a question, use the voicenote or message function in Anchor to ask us something about our experiences or our thoughts. Much Joy. Stef and Isla.

I talk to Paula who is a co-head of a primary school. She shares how this works and how they have aligned CPD and their whole school approach to being curious and inquisitive about improvement.

Its time for Season 5 of the Teaching Excellence podcast. There is podcast news and we chat about things we have been up to recently in 2022, including a project which explores teaching low level English skills as well as exploring collaborative professionalism to create positive quality improvement cultures. If you find any of this interesting be sure to let us know or get in touch and we can point you in the direction of resources or further reading, or we could even include further discussion in future episodes.