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  • Key Stage 3: Effective homework

    Key Stage 3: Effective homework

    This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in September 2016.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can read more of my monthly columns for SecEd here.  Ofsted’s 2015 report KS3: The Wasted Years? claims that key stage 3 is not a high priority for secondary school leaders in terms Read more

  • Ten top tips for stimulating sensory memory

    Ten top tips for stimulating sensory memory

    The process of learning is the interaction between our sensory memory and our long-term memory. Our sensory memory is made up of: what we see – this is called our iconic memory; what we hear – this is called our echoic memory; and what we touch – our haptic memory. Our long-term memory is where Read more

  • Sharpening the saw

    Sharpening the saw

    I’m in the middle of a writing project and it is treading a well-worn path… My literary journey begins with a spark, an idea, a moment of inspiration. Once commissioned, I begin the second stage: research. My research is at first internal – I make notes on everything I already know and want to say. Read more

  • Leadership and staff retention (Part 5)

    Leadership and staff retention (Part 5)

    This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here.  This is the fourth article in a 5-Part series. Read Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four here.  If our schools Read more

  • Leadership and staff retention (Part 4)

    Leadership and staff retention (Part 4)

    This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here.  This is the fourth article in a 5-Part series. Read Part One, Part Two, and Part Three here.  So far in this five-part Read more

  • Leadership and staff retention (Part 3)

    Leadership and staff retention (Part 3)

    This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here.  This is the third article in a 5-Part series. Read Part One and Part Two here.  So far in this five-part series, Read more

  • How to achieve a work life balance (Part 2)

    How to achieve a work life balance (Part 2)

    This is the second part of a two-part article. Read the first part here.  This is an edited extract from How to Lead: The second edition of Leadership for Learning by Matt Bromley, published by Spark Education Books UK and available in paperback and ebook.     When I wrote the first edition of Leadership Read more

  • Leadership and staff retention (Part 2)

    Leadership and staff retention (Part 2)

    This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here.  This is the second article in a 5-Part series. Read Part One here.  In part one of this series, I summarised Read more

  • How to achieve a work life balance (Part 1)

    How to achieve a work life balance (Part 1)

    This is an edited extract from How to Lead: The second edition of Leadership for Learning by Matt Bromley, published by Spark Education Books UK and available in paperback and ebook.     The qualities and skills I listed in my previous two posts about school leadership (read Part One here and Part Two here) Read more

  • Leadership and staff retention (Part 1)

    Leadership and staff retention (Part 1)

    This article was written for SecEd magazine and first published in January 2018.  You can read the original version on the SecEd website here.   You can access the full archive of my columns for SecEd here. “The strength of a nation’s economy and the vitality of its society depend on the quality of its schools.” So begins Read more

  • The four qualities of great school leaders

    The four qualities of great school leaders

    This is an edited extract from How to Lead: The second edition of Leadership for Learning by Matt Bromley, published by Spark Education Books UK and available in paperback and ebook. In my book Teach (2015) I wrote at length about what makes a great teacher. In short, I said that great teachers are relentless Read more

  • The six realms of school leadership

    The six realms of school leadership

    This is an edited extract from How to Lead: The second edition of Leadership for Learning by Matt Bromley, published by Spark Education Books UK and available in paperback and ebook. A good school leader is synonymous with being: A good school leader should not and must not be consumed by what other people think. Read more

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