The Satchel Blog

School Technology School Management Digital Literacy School Improvement
26 Jul 2019

How Technology is Transforming School Attendance

The introduction of technology in schools has revolutionised many aspects of a teacher’s job, from homework to behavioural policy. Attendance is something that many schools ...

Author: Ben Greenwood

Blog School Management
12 Nov 2018

Top Tips for Writing an Effective School Improvement Plan

Having a clear and well thought out improvement plan for your school is paramount to the success of your school, teachers and students. Outlining your goals and areas for ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Leadership Blog Teacher Wellbeing School Management School Culture
02 Nov 2018

Acting on Teacher Feedback and the Impact on School Culture

Gathering staff feedback is the first step on your journey to school improvement and a positive school culture; the second step is acting on it.

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Teacher Wellbeing School Management School Culture
25 Oct 2018

Encouraging Teachers to Give Honest Feedback

The success of a school depends on many factors, and one of the main indicators of this is a happy and engaged team of teachers. The impact ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Teacher Wellbeing School Management School Culture
17 Sep 2018

Teacher Wellbeing and School Improvement

Teaching has always been a high pressure job, despite what some may say with regard to the length of holidays and about those not being able to ‘do’, and who instead ‘teach’. ...

Author: Bethany Spencer

Blog Teacher Wellbeing School Management School Culture
07 Sep 2018

How to Foster a Positive School Culture

One of the hardest challenges that modern schools face is trying to promote a positive culture. Of course there are a multitude of factors which ...

Author: Edd Jackson

Blog School Management School Culture
22 Aug 2018

What Are the Factors that Shape School Culture?

School culture relies on the values of the head and other senior leaders, the attitudes of teachers, parents and students and the level of open communication within the ...

Author: Edd Jackson

Technology Security Blog School Management
22 May 2018

GDPR Overview for Schools

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is nearly here but it doesn’t end on 25th May. Compliance will need to be improved upon over time as schools and everyone else get ...

Author: Victoria Allen