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Kristian Shanks

Kristian Shanks

Exam Results: What can we really learn from them?

If you’re a current Head of Department or senior leader, then you have probably spent a lot of the last week poring over sets of exam…

6 min readAug 30, 2023

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Exam Results: What can we really learn from them?

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Kristian Shanks

Reconstructing my swing

I don’t really watch very much golf these days, but back in the day I seem to remember Tiger Woods periodically reconstructing his golf…

6 min readAug 8, 2023

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Reconstructing my swing

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Kristian Shanks

Year Group Learning (an alternative to Tutor Time?)

Most English secondary schools operate a traditional model of form tutoring. This is where there is a morning session lasting about 20…

5 min readMay 27, 2023

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Year Group Learning (an alternative to Tutor Time?)

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Kristian Shanks

A journey in the leadership of Instructional Coaching

Since taking on the role of Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning, I have had to get grips with Instructional Coaching as it forms…

11 min readApr 16, 2023

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A journey in the leadership of Instructional Coaching

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Kristian Shanks

One Year In: What I’ve been working on in as a new Assistant Principal

When I last blogged, back in June, I was a mere half-term into my new role as Assistant Principal for T+L in a school in Bradford. I had…

7 min readFeb 9, 2023

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One Year In: What I’ve been working on in as a new Assistant Principal

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Kristian Shanks

Improving my subjects knowledge through Huh: Part 1 — Art and Design

In my new role, I’m going to an enormous number of lessons outside of my own subject area. However, I often enter these lessons very much…

6 min readJun 19, 2022

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Improving my subjects knowledge through Huh: Part 1 — Art and Design

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Kristian Shanks

Reconciling one tension at the heart of middle leadership

One of the things I’ve been reflecting on recently is about the role of middle leaders within a school. I’ve just left a role as a Head of…

4 min readJun 15, 2022

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Reconciling one tension at the heart of middle leadership

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Kristian Shanks

Being Organised

I’ve recently just taken up a new post as a senior leader — Assistant Principal in charge of Teaching and Learning. This is my second bite…

4 min readMay 15, 2022

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Being Organised

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Kristian Shanks

Reflecting on a History Curriculum

As many of you will know, I’m about to start a new job as Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning. As a result, it may be that my…

7 min readApr 22, 2022

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Reflecting on a History Curriculum

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Kristian Shanks

Early adventures in Word Diagrams

I recently picked up a copy of Oliver Caviglioli and David Goodwin’s Organise Ideas. The reason being that I thought it might give me a…

6 min readMar 24, 2022

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Early adventures in Word Diagrams

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Kristian Shanks

Kristian Shanks

I’m an Assistant Principal (Teaching and Learning) at a Secondary school in Bradford. Also teach History (and am a former Head of History).

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