Redefining Education with Andrew Rhodes

In this episode, Toria chats to Andrew Rhodes about how in the
rapidly evolving educational landscape it is now more important
than ever to ensure that teachers are given the time and space to
do what they do best, which is to teach. Redefinition is the
action or process of re-looking at something and making a change.
As educators is it time to redefine some of the ways we see the
world around us and in turn redefine the ways we develop
professional creativity?

Andrew has worked in education since completing his BA in Primary
Education in 2004. He has been within leadership roles, holding a
range of TLRs and Senior Leadership posts; including being a
Headteacher in a 1 form entry Primary School that had a Resourced
Provision for pupils with Speech, Language &
Communication
Difficulties. Inclusion has always been something Andrew is
passionate about and as a teacher, tailoring personalised
provision for pupils and ensuring that families felt valued as
part of the community was always at the forefront of his
practice. He is a strong advocate for putting Social Emotional
Learning at the very heart of a schools
approach. In addition, Andrew has always sought to redefine the
ways in which himself and the people he works with develop their
practice and it is this that led him into becoming extensively
involved in school to school support.

Andrew finished his headship to launch his own educational
company ;Redefining Education Ltd; which aims to support schools,
trusts, teachers and leaders to Reflect, Rethink and Transform.
Through his website, he has created a blog which can be found
here and recently wrote an article on how to develop a “Shared
Assessment”
Framework: Assessment in primary schools – Do you need a shared
framework? (teachwire.net).

He regularly runs training sessions on “Redefining” elements of
practice when not supporting schools and also works as a
University Professional Tutor and Lecturer, helping to shape the
next generation of teachers.

To get in touch with Andrew -
https://redefiningeducationltd.co.uk/
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