Insights

Building Patterns, Not Piles of Paper

Move beyond fragmented notes and isolated observations. This insight explores how structured learning walk processes help schools uncover patterns, support professional development, and prepare for future tools like AI, all through a single, consistent system.

Smarter Learning Walks: From Observation to Strategic Action

Learning walks have long been a valuable tool for observing classroom practice, but without a clear structure, they can fail to drive meaningful change. In this insight, we explore how centralising and aligning learning walk evidence with teaching standards and CPD plans can help schools move from surface-level feedback to deeper, strategic impact. We also look at how structured data collection lays the foundation for future innovation, including the use of AI in education.

CPD That Actually Reflects Your Strategic Priorities

Too often, CPD becomes an isolated tick-box exercise, disconnected from your curriculum goals, improvement plan, or strategic vision. But when professional development is shaped by your school’s real priorities, it becomes a powerful driver of progress.

Why Pedagogical Content Knowledge Matters More Than Ever

Professional development can’t just be about attending a course or delivering a strategy. For real improvement in the classroom, teachers need support developing their pedagogical content knowledge (PCK), the critical overlap between subject expertise and how to teach it effectively.

Creating Collaborative CPD: Learning Markets, Peer Pods, and Table Talks

CPD doesn’t have to mean sitting through another PowerPoint in a cold hall. In fact, some of the most powerful professional development happens when teachers talk, with each other, not at each other. This insight explores how schools and colleges are turning to collaborative CPD formats like learning markets, peer pods, and table talks to create meaningful, low-pressure opportunities for reflection, innovation, and shared growth. Learn how SchooliP supports these informal but high-impact approaches by making them visible, valued, and actionable.

The Power of One: Using Individual Teacher Projects to Drive Whole-School Change

How can colleges move beyond one-size-fits-all CPD and spark meaningful, lasting change? This insight explores the concept of teacher-led experimentation, small, self-directed projects that are driven by curiosity and aligned with college priorities. Drawing inspiration from Newham College’s “Power of One” initiative, we explore how empowering individual teachers can lead to collaborative innovation, improved teaching, and stronger student outcomes.