Growing Together at Aldridge Education

🦋Come and join us on our brand-new Bluesky page. Follow us: @growing-together.bsky.social 🦋

🚨 Important Update 🚨 We're saying goodbye to X. But don't worry, you can still connect with us on LinkedIn and Instagram for all the latest updates, news, and more! 👉 Follow us on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/ae-gt 👉 Follow us on Instagram: @aegrowingtogether #StayConnected

Amid the growing interest in instructional coaching, are we focusing too much on technique? 🤔 Download our latest whitepaper by @HughesHaili & @IRIS_Founder and find out what we believe needs to change. bit.ly/3PjL9iS

This sounds really interesting - we hope to be part of the conversation to strengthen the NPQs even further to develop all leaders across the sector.

@IRIS_Connect This looks amazing!

Meet the Record Kit: our smallest, lightest, and most mobile kit yet! 🎥✨ Here's a sneak peek behind the scenes of its new video tutorial in the making. 🚀

🌟 Good luck to our NPQ participants starting their assessments! Your growth since February 2024 has been inspiring. We believe in your potential and can't wait to see you shine as future leaders. You've got this! 🌟 #Leadership #GoodLuck #NPQ

🎄Wishing a joyful holiday season to all our ECTs, SCITT trainees, mentors, NPQ participants, and partners!🎁 Thank you for your dedication and passion in shaping the future of teaching. Here's to a restful break and an inspiring new year ahead! 🌟 #Getintoteaching #holiday

We are still buzzing from the last of our winter conference events! ❄️ Thank you to @Dukes_N17 and @DarwenVale for hosting us on Friday for our specialist conferences. This cohort are now raring to go for their assessment in the spring! #NPQ #inspiringleaders

🎉We are thrilled to announce that our dedicated group of leaders have completed their NPQSL with an outstanding pass rate! Let's look forward to the positive impact these leaders will continue to make in their leadership roles. Well done, everyone! 🌟👏 #NPQ #proudmoment

Welcome to the next🌟 NPQ Spotlight 🌟 Today, we hear from Matt Carlin, Head of History at @ElthorneHighSch. Matt reflects on the quality of the @TeachFirst NPQLT course and impact on his journey as a leader. Read more here 🔗 lnkd.in/eTSRaBtp #NPQ #inspiringleaders

Team Growing Together rocked their Christmas jumpers in today's weekly meetings and our NPQ sessions this evening! 🎄A bit of fun for a great cause. Donate to @savechildrenuk below ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #ChristmasJumperDay

A massive well done to our 2024 SCITT cohort as they come to the end of term 1. We ❤️ this quote one of our Science trainees shared. 👨‍🏫 We're so proud of the impact trainees are having in their @aldridgeonline schools ✅ Apply now for our 2025 cohort aldridgeeducation.org/School-Centred…

🔥 This week it was the final ECT seminars of the year before the Christmas break. Yr2s are working hard on implementing Rosenshine's Principles for effective instruction from @TeacherToolkit 🔥👇 teachertoolkit.co.uk/2018/10/21/bar… #TeachingTips #ThinkAloud #Scaffolding #ECTs #modelling

🌟 Early Career Teachers 📢 : Think-aloud models, demonstrations, and scaffolding are powerful tools for student success! 🧠💬 Use think-alouds to make your thinking visible, demonstrate tasks step-by-step, and scaffold learning to build confidence. 💡

🌟Grateful for Friday's NPQ leadership conferences at @Dukes_N17 & @DarwenVale! We tackled imposter syndrome, equity mindset, professional development, and effective governance. Huge thanks to our facilitators for their invaluable insights! 🙌 #Leadership #Learning #NPQ #ThankYou

So what barriers did IRIS Connect help overcome? Well for starters...geoegraphy. How can leaders help support coaching on the ground when distance is a challenge. So @AE_Growing have used IRIS Connect to capture best practice for modelling & coaching.

The team were asked to write 1-2 sentences about how much they value @IRIS_Connect to support our practice. They wrote novels! We really value its support for our implementation of PD across @aldridgeonline. ❤️ @DarwenVale @EducationTed @Dr_RachW @Dbarlow597 #GrowingTogether

A brilliant day representing @AE_Growing at the @IRIS_Connect conference in Brighton. My talk on scaling instructional coaching within a Trust is beautifully summed up in @HughesHaili's thread below. Fantastic to connect with likeminded educators! #GrowingTogether

🔗👇See her ECF Pathways blog below! aldridgeeducation.org/News/Growing-T…

Beth, an English & History teacher at @DarwenVale has grown through our ECF, gaining confidence and securing whole school responsibility. She’s passionate about curriculum diversity and student well-being. See her story below 👇🙌📚 #Teacher #ProfessionalDevelopment