White papers
3 steps to getting started with BlueSky
Setting up a new online appraisal system to manage any process can seem like a daunting task, but it needn't be when you follow the right steps. Many schools choose to set up BlueSky Education when the focus of the appraisal policy has also [...]
3 ways an online appraisal solution boosts your school’s workforce
In response to the evolving landscape of education, many schools are shifting towards personalised, ‘low-stakes’ approaches using an online appraisal solution to manage the appraisal and professional development process . This shift is crucial to address specific challenges and goals more effectively. In light of [...]
5 Essential Steps To Effective Teacher Appraisal
In this guide we explore how school leaders can use teacher appraisal to link objectives to professional development and encourage your staff to engage with school improvement priorities.
A new focus on Special Educational Needs
Now more than ever, the development of interpersonal communication skills, and fostering positive relationships are crucial elements of the journey that our young people embark upon, and schools are an essential vehicle for this. The social and emotional impact of a worldwide pandemic continue [...]
A new user interface delivers a new BlueSky experience
You will very soon see a significant change to the appearance of the BlueSky Education user interface. Following extensive research and analysis of feedback from our members, we have been working hard to upgrade the BlueSky platform and enhance your experience of using BlueSky. [...]
Access the Early Career Framework for self-led practice reviews
From 1 st of September this year, the Department for Education's Early Career Framework will come into effect, offering a new two-year induction model for newly qualified or Early Career Teachers. The Early Career Framework (ECF) aims to provide additional support and training for teachers to help them focus [...]
Adapting instructional coaching for different levels of expertise
One of the major benefits of instructional coaching is that it is personalised to individual teachers. No more sitting in the hall with dozens of other teachers, all with different levels of experience and expertise, receiving the same presentation which may or may not [...]
Advance Learning Partnership
About the trust Advance Learning Partnership (ALP) is a multi-academy trust made up of 22 primary and secondary schools across County Durham. The trust’s values emphasise treating every child as their own, ensuring that every decision is focused on securing the best outcome for [...]
Advance Learning Partnership – Supporting Teacher Development
How is BlueSky helping to reduce workload, for teachers and senior leaders? "Using an online platform to support processes across the Trust enables us to share information easily. It saves time, for example when managing professional development, a school leader can send a request [...]
AISL Harrow Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang, China
About the school Harrow Nanning (HILA Nanning and HLL Nanning) is part of the AISL Harrow Schools family, linked to the respected UK independent Harrow School, London. Established in September 2021, Harrow Nanning was the first internationalised school in the autonomous Guangxi Zhuang region [...]
Appraisal is more than a numbers game
The days when teacher appraisals were carried out without a clear purpose or link to the wider school improvement agenda, with little application from intelligence or leadership insight and in the absence of standardisation within let alone between institutions, are long behind us. [...]
ASCL & BlueSky: Appraisal policies, procedures & processes
In the second part of our guidance developed in partnership with the Association of School and College Leaders, we consider the relevant policies, procedures and processes for changing your school or trust’s approach to performance management and appraisal. This paper is the second in [...]
