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Along with being a primary school teacher and leader, blogging is where this all started for Aidan. If it wasn't for his passion for writing and sharing his learning and experiences, he wouldn't be working as an education consultant with schools across the country today. Shared best practice should be available to all and here on the Aidan Severs Consulting blog you can get ideas for making a difference in your own school. The blog is also a great place to learn exactly the kind of work that Aidan can partner with your school on.
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Aidan Severs
Jul 3011 min read
How Can I Support My Team in Maintaining a Healthy Work-Life Balance?
Actually I prefer the phrase life-work balance, and in reality I'm not sure there wisdom in framing it as a balance at all, but that's...
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Aidan Severs
Jul 94 min read
How Do I Get My Staff To Stick To Deadlines?
I love a deadline, and chances are if you're reading this you do too. It's how we get things done! When I say I like a deadline I mean...
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Aidan Severs
Jul 23 min read
What Can Go Wrong When Writing Your Own Curriculum?
I've seen first-hand what can go wrong in developing curricula, and the additional time and resources that are wasted as a result. Here...
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Aidan Severs
Jun 44 min read
Can Codifying Teaching Really Improve Teachers?
Can we really codify teaching, simplifying it into a set of easy-to-follow steps? Is it possible to see a video, a diagram or read about...
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Aidan Severs
May 283 min read
The 4 Ps Of The Design & Technology Curriculum
Discover how to revolutionize your design technology curriculum with the 4 Ps approach and learn to teach DT effectively.
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Aidan Severs
May 232 min read
What is substantive knowledge?
Discover exactly what substantive knowledge is. Check out some examples of disciplinary knowledge.
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Aidan Severs
May 232 min read
What is procedural knowledge?
Discover exactly what procedural knowledge is. Check out some examples of disciplinary knowledge.
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Aidan Severs
May 232 min read
What is disciplinary knowledge?
Discover exactly what disciplinary knowledge is. Check out some examples of disciplinary knowledge.
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Aidan Severs
May 215 min read
Curriculum: What Is The Best Kind Of 'Big Question'?
Unlock the secret to crafting the perfect 'Big Question Curriculum' with the ultimate guide. Learn the best question types and their impact.
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Aidan Severs
May 134 min read
How To Write Good Curriculum Statements (And Why I'm Not Calling Them Objectives)
Learn how to craft effective curriculum statements and why they are more than just objectives.
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Aidan Severs
May 74 min read
Curriculum Drivers and Disciplinary Knowledge - What's The Link?
Uncover the vital link between curriculum drivers and disciplinary knowledge.
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Aidan Severs
Mar 57 min read
Wellbeing in Schools: A Framework
When one thinks of an empowered teacher, one does not call to mind the image often linked with that of a teacher; frazzled, harassed,...
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Aidan Severs
Feb 63 min read
A SEND-First Approach... To Everything
Imagine a world where children with SEND really were the priority. What would that look like and what would the impact be on all...
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Aidan Severs
Jan 306 min read
SEND Provision Across The Curriculum: Start and End Points
“All pupils should have access to a broad and balanced curriculum. The National Curriculum Inclusion Statement states that teachers...
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Aidan Severs
Jan 263 min read
Subject Leadership and Support for Pupils With SEND
Subject leadership can be a minefield at the best of times, and for many teachers and leaders looking at it through the SEND lens is...
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Aidan Severs
Dec 12, 20232 min read
Developing Teacher Subject Knowledge
It's no surprise if I say that in order to teach something well you need to know it well yourself. And in case my saying that isn't...
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Aidan Severs
Dec 4, 20236 min read
How To Observe A Lesson
As I was putting together my ' Starter for 5: Monitoring and Evaluation' blog post I realised that, although I talk about lesson...
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Aidan Severs
Nov 29, 20232 min read
Starter for 5: Monitoring and Evaluation
1. Monitoring Your Subject 101 "Many new middle leaders are effectively thrown in at the deep end and are expected, at least until they...
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Aidan Severs
Oct 16, 20232 min read
Formal Assessments: Are You Trying To Make Them Do Too Much?
If you really interrogate what you are trying to get out of your formal assessments, I wonder what you'd find. The true purpose of a...
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