Insights

From Top-Down Targets to Teacher-Led Development

At Billing Brook School, the shift from performance management to professional development is more than a change in terminology; it’s a culture change. Nicola Holland shares how they’ve moved from “done to” targets toward a collaborative, reflective journey where lesson visits, coaching, and SchooliP all support genuine growth and autonomy.

Real-Time Reflections: Accelerating Feedback Loops

AI can now accelerate how school leaders analyse evidence and generate next steps. With SchooliP capturing and exporting structured observation data, AI tools can quickly surface patterns, inform decisions and support meaningful development.

From Insight to Impact: Linking Learning Walks to CPD

Learning walks are most effective when they inform professional development. This insight explores how SchooliP helps schools connect observations with CPD, creating a joined-up system where improvement is evidence-led, strategic and measurable.

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.