Every Minute Matters.
Disruption free learning essential.
Richard Tutt
16.5K posts
Richard Tutt
@richardtutt
Director of Secondary Education, Astrea. Former Regional Director and EP at UL+founding Principal of Magna Academy. NLE. Trustee, Dixons Academies. Views own.
Dorset
Joined December 2010
- Any MAT/school that publicly celebrates 'record' A level results and/or GCSE results this year should have a quiet word with themselves.
- Great post. 'The primary responsibility for behaviour rests with the school, not the teacher.' As a head, I have always said that if pupils do not behave impeccably for all staff including NQTs/supply/support, there is a problem with the culture in the school, which is MY fault.Replying to @AhmedKhattabUKYes. The 'C system' is an effective way to destroy new teachers learningspy.co.uk/leadership/wha…
- Centralised behaviour policy. Routines. Centalised detentions. Highly visible SLT, who never blame poor behaviour on teachers for lessons not being engaging enough. Centralised resources. No reinventing the wheel. Booklets/textbooks. Centralised hw systems. Feedback not marking.
- Our 'Core Routines' that will be launched in each Astrea secondary academy @astreaacademies in 2022-23, helping to scaffold our culture and underpin our transformative journey, at scale, to excellence #WeAreAstrea #ExcellenceIsAHabit @chalkandtalk1
- This poster is up in every classroom @MagnaAcademy. All staff can teach, free from disruption and disrespect, in a calm and scholarly atmosphere. SLT fully support staff. Centralised beh sytems. Servant leadership in action. Staff wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do.
- The Head has to 'own' behaviour+be the servant leader. As a Head,I have always said to staff that if there is a problem with behaviour,then it is my fault as the culture+ systems are not effective enough.SLT need to ensure all staff(incl. supply)can teach, free from disruption.
- I ❤ booklets. As a Head I found them transformative: ✅reduced 'lottery' of timetable ✅novice teachers had expert teacher's wisdom 'downloaded'+⬇️ their workload ✅shifted focus to intellectual preparation+planning for misconceptions ✅ ⬆️ Tier2/3 vocab exposure ✅ ⬆️ outcomes
- 'Ofsted found pupils are losing up to 1 hr of learning each day..due to.. shouting out, chatting, not having correct equip...We may be tempted to see the absence of adult authority as liberating but there's nothing noble/freeing about a child leaving sch functionally illiterate'.
- Teach Like A Champion. Not a fad. Not oppresive. Quite the opposite. Helps create warm, welcoming, safe schools where all feel like they belong. Based on deep studies of what outlier teachers have done in the most disadvantaged, challenging contexts. Tranfroms children's lives.
- 'If you want to destroy everything in your school, accepting poor student behaviour is the quickest way to do it.' Excellent article from @TTDelusion
- I failed my 11+.Went to a sec. modern. Write off at 11.Inspired me to become head of a sec.modern in difficulties. Wanted to give students the best,at least matching grammar peers.Parity of Knowledge for ALL students is a civil right(Hirsch).Comps with sky high exps change lives.
- Dysfunctional and chaotic school in a community, failing students. Local press: COMPLETE SILENCE. A new head comes in to the same school. Introduces systems that stops the dysfunction and chaotic behaviour. Local press: OUTRAGE. This is a factor holding back school improvement.
- Routines matter. Consistent implementation of the school's behaviour policy matters. It means all teachers can teach, free from disruption, regardless of status, improving their wellbeing . If some staff, or even just one, choose to ignore it, then ECTs+ supply staff will suffer.
