A New Era - Can we systematise collaborative school improvement?
A new era: Can we systematise collaborative school improvement? A Bluewave Education white paper January 2016 Contents Contributors...


Is Accountability Getting In The Way Of Real School Improvement?
Getting every professional in a school to contribute to improvement will deliver real gains for pupils but significant barriers, such as acc


Is a professional learning culture possible?
Today the reality is that if schools are going to fully realise their ambitions, leadership has to be at the very core of the organisation, 


Identifying education’s CPD priorities
Leadership isn’t just a case of a strong headteacher or senior leadership team. If schools are going to fully realise their ambitions, leade


Making a difference: How can schools empower every professional to play a part in school improvement
Making a difference: How can schools empower every professional to play a part in school improvement? A Bluewave.SWIFT white paper...


Performance related pay for teachers - 5 steps to ensure a robust policy
Performance related pay may have many detractors but it is a reality and it is happening. The preparations really should have started back i


In pursuit of the CPD Ideal
All leaders want their teachers to have good quality CPD that develops them as individuals and makes a measurable and significant contributi


Four steps to school improvement
School improvement is a complex recipe that takes time to perfect. Keith Wright looks at some of the key barriers to school improvement and 


If schools want professional development to work, they should do it themselves
Each Wednesday, staff spend the first half of a two-hour session in 'teaching and learning communities'. These may include managemen


Getting the CPD balance right
All school leaders want their staff to participate in good quality CPD that develops them as individuals and makes a measurable and signific



























