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08/03/24

Happy International Women's Day! Special thanks to Ms Harris and Mrs Tyson for the kind staff gift this morning. pic.twitter.com/c0ZE5YUeFt

01/03/24

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29/02/24

Student briefings this week have been about kindness pic.twitter.com/xvVPQuY7FA

29/02/24

Year 11s have paused during their heavy mock season and taken time to show their gratitude to staff who are going above and beyond. pic.twitter.com/7e18Lc7rOp

07/12/23

REMINDER: It is Christmas jumper day tomorrow!

20/11/23

Some of our members of staff supporting children in need. pic.twitter.com/W8znHeDYbK

17/11/23

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16/11/23

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15/11/23

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15/11/23

Odd sock day at HARI This is a national event marking the start of Anti-Bullying week. This event celebrates our differences and what makes us unique! pic.twitter.com/4cBXiNZwXC

13/11/23

Lest we forgetOur Riverside cadets laid wreaths to commemorate all who lost their lives whilst fighting for freedom pic.twitter.com/2H25FH2UYE

06/11/23

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06/11/23

Year 11 mock season begins; good luck! pic.twitter.com/Q62XCPV5ww

10/10/23

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09/10/23

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02/10/23

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02/10/23

All set up and ready to go for an English Walking Talking Mock with some AQA Examiners today. pic.twitter.com/EwWN9F8Ncl

18/08/23

Congratulations to our Class of 2023 on their results. Further details here: https://t.co/Wozbfu9OK0

18/08/23

That’s our Head Girl! Maria is going to University College London to study Statistics, Economics and Finance! 💶 Congratulations Maria from everyone at HARI ! 👌 pic.twitter.com/gIBa7gj4xW

18/08/23

Gap year for Bernardas 🥳 But those results will open a lot of doors when he’s ready! Congratulations from everyone at HARI! pic.twitter.com/IxEZqiTVym

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CPD Resource Bank

Important Area

Books in Staff Room

External Links

Questioning

  • ‘Questioning’ by Walter Messa

Middle Leadership

  • ‘The Art of being a Brilliant Middle Leader’ by Gary Toward, Chris Henley and Andy Cope
  • ‘Brilliant Teams: What to Know, Do and Say to Make a Brilliant Team’ by Douglas Miller
  • ‘Legacy: what the All Blacks can teach us about the business of life’ by James Kerr

 

Engagement and Behaviour Management

  • Running the Room by Tom Bennett
  • When the Adults Change, Everything Changes: Seismic shifts in school behaviour by Paul Dix

The Science of Learning

  • ‘Make it Stick’ by Peter Brown, Mark McDaniel & Henry Roediger
  • ‘Sticky Teaching and Learning: How to make your students remember what you teach them’ by Caroline Bentley-Davies
  • Retrieval Practice: Research and Resources for every classroom by Kate Jones

 

 

Feedback

 

Literacy

  • Closing the Vocabulary Gap by Alex Quigley

Expectations

  • Michaela: The Power of Culture by Katharine Birbalsingh

Pace

 

Subject Knowledge

Coming soon from your SPLs

 

Scaffolding and Modelling

Rosenshine’s Principles in Action by Tom Sherrington

Promoting Progress

  • Boys Don’t Try? Rethinking Masculinity in Schools by Matt Pinkett
  • Responsive Teaching: Cognitive Science and Formative Assessment in Practice by Harry Fletcher-Wood
  • Mindset: The New psychology of Success by Carol Dweck
  • Making Kids Cleverer with David Didau – Becoming Educated Podcast (available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify)

Effective Use of LSAs

 

 

Other Useful Books and Resources

  • The Learning Rainforest – Great Teaching in Real Classrooms – Tom Sherrington
  • What Does this Look Like in the Classroom? Bridging the Gap Between Research & Practice – Hendrick & MacPherson
  • Why Don’t Students Like School? – Daniel Willingham
  • The Hidden Lives of Learners – Graham Nuthall
  • Making Every Lesson Count: Six Principles to Support Great Teaching & Learning – Allison & Tharby
  • Teach like a Champion - Lemov