Insights

July 18, 2019

Characteristics of a successful teacher

We are surrounded by constant messaging about striving to improve and making the world a better place. Whether it be in the economy, health or education. Everybody strives to improve, the difference between success and failure is the individual’s ability to feel in control and embrace change.

May 17, 2019

Five bitesize tips to motivate your staff

Successful leaders are those who are able to motivate their staff, boost their happiness and enable them to find their ‘mojo’. A happy engaged staff member is far more productive than someone who is unhappy. The leader is the most important influencer on someone’s enjoyment or ability to flourish in a particular job role. Do not underestimate your importance!

May 1, 2019

Five bitesized tips to tackle teacher workload

This is a series of occasional blogs by BESA members and is part of their paid membership service. These views are not necessarily those of BESA and a published blog does not constitute an endorsement. In this blog, Derventio Education look at how as a company they can help tackle teacher workload. Workload is a … Continued

June 19, 2019

Five key ingredients to a successful school culture

Does your school make staff feel happy and provide you with the motivation and desire to try hard? This can be attributed to the school culture.

October 29, 2019

Five key questions for your multi-academy trust

We advise you to carefully read the five key performance questions and consider how your trust operates.

January 3, 2020

Five tips to improve collaboration in your school

Professional development is a focus for all teaching staff. It is likely that teachers will have future CPD planned that is in line with your appraisal objectives. However, taking the time to collaborate in peer to peer discussions is not something that everyone plans.

March 3, 2020

Have you ever observed your own teaching?

Recordings are for self-reflection and are most effective when they complement peer observations. They are an ideal tool to focus individuals on how to improve their teaching and are a useful way to create a positive culture towards observations and self-improvement.

The normal structure of lesson observations entails someone being in the room and this can feel uncomfortable for some staff. It can modify the norm with the result being lessons that are not typical. It takes time for individuals to feel comfortable being observed. Videoing is another platform to observe and overcomes the feeling of someone else in the room.

February 5, 2020

Software Development for the Teacher Development Trust: Derventio Education 

Derventio Education are proud to announce that we will be undertaking bespoke software development for the Teacher Development Trust. This will see the redevelopment of a bespoke CPD audit tool, to enable the Trust to review, analyse and gain greater insights into staff professional development within schools and school trusts. As a leader in Edtech, we will utilise our sector knowledge to develop a tool that will have a very positive impact on education.