E07 - Headteacher and deputy of a research school in a deprived inner-city area: You need to implement this approach in your school!

Sonia Thompson is headteacher/director at St Matthew’s Research School. She is a Specialist Leader of Education and a Talk for Writing Lead Trainer. Sonia is especially passionate about evidence-based reading for pleasure practices.

Sonia is also the author of ‘Berger's An Ethic of Excellence in Action’, a thorough analysis of Ron Berger’s original Ethic of Excellence toolkit strategies, written with his support and guidance. The book shows what excellence looks like in the real world.

Tracey Adams has been a teacher for 26 years and is deputy head at St Matthew’s Research School in Birmingham. St Matthew’s is part of the Research School Network, and aims “to share the very best evidence-based practice with schools and teachers across the West Midlands through evidence-based training.”

Tracey is a NCETM Teaching for Mastery Specialist and Professional Development Lead. She is passionate about educational research and changing children’s lives through better teaching.

00:00 Intro

00:31 Sharing good practice

05:50 Does a disadvantaged area mean disadvantage in life?

09:22 Held back by skin colour, the N word is not ok.

12:14 These children deserve the best!

18:99 ‘Our’ curriculum – entwining the children in everything

26:46 How we inspire our children to be the best they can be

34:37 Where to start when improving other schools

43:06 Learning behaviours & coaching

46:52 Reading for pleasure: “You can’t do everything, Sonia, let it go!”

54:28 Workload, feedback and where to focus

59:23 Empowering all – An Ethic of Excellence in Action

01:03:49 The science of learning – in your lessons

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