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Action steps from a bank

A fully structured, research-informed bank of action steps to strengthen feedback, coaching, and appraisal within your school or trust.

Looking for clear, high-leverage action steps you can use straight away?

This resource gives you a complete bank of actions across key areas of teaching and learning, all developed from a study of 50 schools’ real-world practice. 

"The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Lai Tzu

The essential action step resource

This resource gives leaders a complete set of ready-to-use action steps. Each step connects practice to impact, helping teachers understand what to do and why it matters. These action steps are designed to support coaching, mentoring, and appraisal.

Built from real practice

Developed from a study of 50 schools’ existing action steps to understand what works, what doesn’t, and what teachers actually need.

“Do this, so that…” format

Every action step links the strategy to its purpose, making intentions clear and ensuring teachers understand the impact on learning.

Ready to use or adapt

Use the steps as they are, map them to your teaching & learning framework, or adapt them to suit subjects, phases, or individual teachers.

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Join us for this Ofsted-focused webinar exploring how curriculum and teaching are being evaluated under the new inspection framework. Drawing on recent inspection experiences and sector insights, our speakers will share what schools and trusts need to know to prepare effectively.

We are delighted to be joined by Sarah Pringle, Principal at Littlehampton Academy, who has experienced an inspection under the new framework.

Key themes will include:

  • Analysis of curriculum and teaching trends under the framework
  • The questions inspectors are asking about curriculum and teaching
  • School and Trust leaders’ insights and lessons learned from recent inspections
  • How schools and Trusts can prepare for inspection

This session will provide practical insights, real-world experiences, and actionable takeaways for school and trust leaders preparing for inspection under the new framework.

All attendees will receive a copy of our new report ‘Spring 2026 Ofsted Review: Curriculum and Teaching Analysis’.