THINK BIG, ACT SMALL, LEARN FAST
​"Leading Strategically: Achieving Ambitious Goals in Education", City & Curtis, 2025

This magnificent book details that actions that educational leaders take to effectively use their time and energy for maximum impact so that their students achieve big ambitious goals. The book is available from Amazon and builds knowledge of strategic leadership; provokes reflection; provides resources; and supports practical actions. Here are brief summaries of three of the chapters. Download here: "Discerning Ambitious Goals"    "Cultivate Relationships".  "Think Big, Act Small, Learn Fast"

TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

ENGAGING IN RESEARCH EVIDENCE

Great short read from Cambridge.org: "Evidence-based education does not need to be an embracing of simple solutions to the complexities of education. Using a research basis to help make decisions that best serve the students in our schools is about honouring teacher expertise and bringing a research lens to the teaching profession.  
EFFECTIVE PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATIONS
Helen Timperley tells us what is need for professional conversations that will impact on student learning outcomes. These include: relationships that develop agency through trust and challenge; and structured processes that will lead to a change in thinking. 
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COLLABORATIVE LEARNING FOR IMPACT
This short read by NSW leadership guru, Ann McIntyre, is a must read for our current times. She argues that schools make a difference when teachers are engaged in deep collaborative enquiry which focuses on learning more about the strategies that are making a difference for their students.  ann_mcintyre__2022__collaborative_learning_for_impact.pdf
TEACHER PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
Helen Timperley summarises the research to give us the 10 conditions that need to be met for professional learning to be effective. A very valuable document!  Click here to download
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