subject leader | Aidan Severs

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.

Starter for 5: Team Leadership

Leading a team for the first time can be exciting but nerve-wracking. Many of us are given such a role with little to no training simply because we were good at the core business of the organisation we work in. Usually, the role up until the point you become a leader has nothing to do with team leadership and requires a completely different set of skills. If you're a new team leader, the this is the blog post for you! One of the best things you can do as a team leader is reme

Leadership

Aidan Severs

Dec 17, 20242 min read

Starter for 10: Subject Leadership

Whether you're new to your subject leadership role or have had the position for a while, it's true that what is expected of subject leaders these days can feel like quite a lot! Not only are there high expectations of you, there can often be very little guidance in how to do the job. Although I work with schools and their subject leaders in various ways, I also like to share what I've learned for free via my blog. Here are a few starting points for subject leaders as they rea

Subject Leadership

Aidan Severs

Sep 17, 20243 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 potentially even more difficult. This blog post contains a number of starting points for subject leaders who want to improve teaching and learning opportunities in their subject for pupils with SEND. Each of these should be engaged with critically, with leaders thinking not of children with specific conditions or diagnoses, but thinking of those

Curriculum

Aidan Severs

Jan 26, 20243 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...

Curriculum

Aidan Severs

Dec 12, 20232 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...

Leadership

Aidan Severs

Dec 4, 20236 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...

Leadership

Aidan Severs

Nov 29, 20232 min read

Questions for Subject Leaders: SEND

Although by no means exhaustive, this list of questions that subject leaders might use as a reflective tool as they lead staff in the...

Subject Leadership

Aidan Severs

Oct 11, 20233 min read

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.

Leadership

Aidan Severs

Oct 1, 20232 min read

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.

Curriculum

Aidan Severs

May 25, 202315 min read

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 About Primary Education (#TDaPE) podcast and his book Thinking Deeply About Primary Mathematics. In this episode Kieran looks back on his time as maths subject leader across three school and shares his knowledge about promoting and encouraging enthusiasm for the subject you lead before sharing his thoughts about assessment in primary maths. Fin

Curriculum

Aidan Severs

May 4, 202322 min read