Update

Hi all,



Hope your all having a go and blogging or google websiting!!! it's great always happy to help if you have any quieries.



Haven't really written much lately as have been choca with tutoring three groups this year, no admin day, Uni essays, mentoring a new member of staff and being IV coordinator. Plus I have been working on fast tracking 2 groups of NVQ Level 1 students to NVQ level 2 (never again!!!)



One thing I have been doing is putting lots more resources on my student website. It is working really well with all of my three tutor groups working from the website. It's also been great for those students who have missed lessons as all my resources are on there. Other staff have been using the resources too and have even directed their students to the site for extra revision.



Last October I bought a USB camera which has also been great. I have been photographing demos and outstanding work and uploading these to the site which has really worked. My recent step by step guide for the uniform layer has really helped all three classes to grasp this difficult
cutting technique. The only problems I have are with uploading video. As it's an HD camera and filming in 1080p the quality is amazing (I took it to Brussels before Christmas and got some great vids), however the demos I have been filming in class are just too big to upload.



When I get a spare moment (ha ha) will have to edit them on iMovies



All the best and happy blogging R:-)

PS I have just started a module on leading and managing people in education at uni and have been passed these links. I like the first one the best it's a bit long to read but if you are short on time click on the link, scroll down and read the bit at the bottom it's a great idea for staff training. It's action planning really but I guess if we spent staff training thinking up student-centred goals and then narrowing them to specific aims it would be very useful. I would love to use it with staff training however, the problem I always have with being IVC for hair is getting CPD which is technical, i.e. related to our field.

Improving school performance management can improve learning
http://www.teachingexpertise.com/articles/improving-school-performance-management-can-improve-learning-3888

Appraisals not altering teachers
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/appraisals-not-altering-teachers-1447619.html