064: How to create a school with less testing, less planning & verbal feedback

Flora Barton is Headteacher at Crowmarsh Gifford CE Primary School. We discuss how they are supporting their pupils to become independent learners, while creating a working environment for the teaching team to thrive, inspire and be creative. They are doing this by: - Purple learning for the pupils - Increasing educational visit - More learning outside of the classroom - No formal observations - Verbal feedback - 2 days a week staff should leave school at 4.15 with nothing in their hands - Focus on wellbeing - Less Planning - No non-statutory testing - Growth mindset - Being part of the community -Broad curriculum For more podcast episodes and content about how to support children to be happy, creative and inspired please visit www.EducationOnFire.com