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 CONSULTING
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
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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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Aidan Severs
- Oct 1
- 2 min
New Subject Leader? Need Training? This One's For You.
Are you a new subject leader? Then this blog post is for you. A compilation of where to find free CPD on my blog and podcast.
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Aidan Severs
- Jun 8
- 1 min
S1 E8 - Providing CPD as a Subject Leader with Stuart Rogers
In this, the 8th episode of The Subject Leaders Podcast, Stuart Rogers, another Computing primary subject leader, answers the following...
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Aidan Severs
- May 30
- 1 min
S1 E7 - Subject Leaders - Monitoring, Assessing Learning and Assessment in Art with Chris Mann
In this, the 7th episode of The Subject Leaders Podcast, Chris Mann, an English and Art primary subject leader, answers the following...
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Aidan Severs
- May 25
- 1 min
S1 E6 - Subject Leadership, Leadership Style and Barriers to Teaching Computing with Allen Tsui
In episode 6 of The Subject Leaders Podcast Aidan speaks to Allen Tsui, a primary (and A-level) computing leader and teacher.
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Aidan Severs
- May 18
- 1 min
S1 E5 - Setting Objectives, the National Curriculum & Developing DT Knowledge with Sarah Haigh
The Subject Leaders Podcast S1 E5 - Setting Objectives, the National Curriculum & Developing Teachers' DT Subject Knowledge with Sarah Haigh
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Aidan Severs
- May 11
- 1 min
S1 E4: Contextualising Curriculum, Implementation & Teaching Primary History with Vinay Verma
In the fourth episode of The Subject Leaders Podcast we talk to Vinay Verma, an early career teacher and primary history leader. In this...
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Aidan Severs
- May 4
- 1 min
S1 E3: Promoting your Subject and Monitoring and Evaluating Maths with Kieran Mackle
The third episode of The Subject Leaders Podcast features podcaster and author Kieran Mackle. He's well-known for his Thinking Deeply...
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Aidan Severs
- Apr 26
- 1 min
S1 E2: SMSC Development, Supporting Teachers and Outdoor Learning with Christian Kitley
An outdoor learning subject leader talks about designing curriculum, developing teachers and contributing to pupils' SMSC development.
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Aidan Severs
- Apr 19
- 1 min
S1 E1: Inclusive Curriculum, Action Planning and Curriculum in MFL with Emily Griffin
The Subject Leaders Podcast Series 1 Episode 1: Emily Griffin, English, MFL and curriculum leader speaks about curriculum and Ofsted
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Aidan Severs
- Apr 18
- 1 min
Introducing The Subject Leaders Podcast
Aidan Severs Consulting Ltd presents The Subject Leaders Podcast for primary subject leaders, by primary subject leaders.
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Aidan Severs
- Mar 30
- 7 min
The Power and Purpose of Literacy: Vocabulary and Oracy
A child's oracy and vocabulary development is crucial to their development as a person. Here's why...
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Aidan Severs
- Mar 9
- 4 min
What Are All The Different Types Of Knowledge? (part 2)
Terminology around knowledge and curriculum can be confusing. In part 2 of this series, we define more types of knowledge.
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Aidan Severs
- Mar 2
- 3 min
School Leadership: The Importance Of Focusing On Now
We naturally focus on the future, always wanting to do the next thing that will make a difference but we need to reflect on the present too.
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Aidan Severs
- Feb 23
- 5 min
School Leadership: Telling The Story Of Your Area of Responsibility
Telling a story is a great way to communicate to others. School leaders can use story to tell others about their areas of responsibility.
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Aidan Severs
- Feb 16
- 3 min
Subject Leadership and the Ofsted Inspection Framework
How can Ofsted's inspection framework can help primary subject leaders to lead on developments in their area of responsibility?
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Aidan Severs
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Ofsted Resources for Curriculum and Subject Leaders
Ofsted's resources which can help curriculum and subject leaders to develop their subject are collated here in this blog post.
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Aidan Severs
- Feb 9
- 6 min
School Leadership: Harnessing Action To Clarity Of Vision
How well do your actions align with the vision you have and the goals you set? Everything school leaders do should work towards their goals.
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