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3 Big Questions

Archive -

Spring Term 2026

Archive -

Spring Term 2026

Big Question - Curriculum

1

How can teachers' understanding of their school and community context inform curriculum delivery in ways that also respond to national priorities?

These examples show how schools and educators respond to national policy shifts by adapting ideas to their own communities and pupils.

Big Question - Inclusion

2

How can we design strategic, bespoke and truly inclusive provision for pupils with SEND?

How can we design strategic, bespoke and truly inclusive provision for pupils with SEND?

Big Question - Leadership

3

How can leaders sustain morale and motivation during a period of high accountability and recruitment difficulty?

  • First, watch ‘Reframing Leadership’ (22 mins), to explore how our understanding of leadership has changed.
  • Next, watch ‘High Challenge, Low Threat’ (47 mins), to consider approaches that maintain high expectations while reducing stress for staff and pupils.
  • Then, watch ‘Ethical Leadership’ (36 mins), to reflect on what it means to be an ethical leader and how schools can nurture a more ethical culture.
  • Finally, watch ‘A Perspective on Leadership’ (30 mins), to hear a personal story of education and the values that underpin effective teaching and leadership.