Nikki Sullivan

Mar 26, 2024 | lovetotalktandl.wordpress.com | Nikki Sullivan

I pondered the title of this blog. I wasn’t sure whether it was more about a culture of professional learning. But, having looked at the list that I threw down at the airport earlier this week, I felt that the points were broader than this. Teaching and learning is served by CPD – CPD is how we make things happen. This post looks at building T&L more holistically. It is not a flow chart, nor is it an exhaustive list.

Mar 5, 2024 | lse.ac.uk | Sarah Appleton |Nikki Sullivan |Paul Frijters

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Feb 2, 2024 | lovetotalktandl.wordpress.com | Nikki Sullivan

I’ve been thinking a lot about CPD recently. Who am I kidding? That sentence should be, I think a lot about CPD. Full stop. In particular, I’ve been pondering the ‘content’ of CPD as opposed to the model or mechanisms that act as the vehicle for this professional learning. I’ve blogged and presented before about CPD models (e.g. here, here and here) and our three-strand approach to CPD (read this from @teacherhead).

Sep 26, 2023 | my.chartered.college | Nikki Sullivan |Claire Smith

NIKKI SULLIVAN, DEPUTY HEADTEACHER, BECKFOOT SCHOOL, UKCLAIRE SMITH, DEPUTY SENDCO, BECKFOOT SCHOOL, UKThe number of teaching assistants (TAs) in schools has risen sharply since 2000 (Sharples et al., 2018), and continues to rise (GOV.UK, 2023). Initially, this rise was associated with the determination to address teacher workload. However, the role of TAs is increasingly linked to inclusionAn approach where a school aims to ensure that all children ...

Aug 17, 2023 | hwrkmagazine.co.uk | Nikki Sullivan

CPD and Protecting People’s Pie ChartsBy Nikki SullivanHow far can teachers be expected to go one step further, ‘be even better’, or be part of the ‘professional culture’ that so many great schools want to adopt? Nikki Sullivan argues for a thoughtful approach…“Humans first, professionals second” (Mary Myatt).