Metacognition
In 2023, Etone College’s Head of Mathematics, Neil Randall, contributed this piece to the EEF blog ‘Using Worked Examples to Promote High-quality Mathematical Talk’.
In Autumn 2023, Matrix’s approach to assessment was shared at the ASCL Data Conferences in both Manchester and London.
Equality & Diversity
Our Director of School Improvement, David Lowbridge-Ellis MBE, has shared Matrix’s approach to Equality and Diversity via numerous blogs, magazines and books. Recently, he contributed his insights into what makes a great English curriculum to a new series of videos published by Pearson.
Some of his other contributions:
- Be LGBT Inclusive Article.
- (Book) Pride and Progress: Making Schools LGBT+ Inclusive Spaces by Adam Brett and Jo Brassington
- (Book) Big Gay Adventures in Education by Daniel Tomlinson-Gray (Ed.)
Matrix Leadership Consultant Jacqueline Newsome is a noted voice on Equality and Diversity and contributed a chapter to the Diverse Educators book.
Transition
Evidence Lead in Education and Etone Deputy Headteacher Juliet Stafford has shared Etone’s approach to transition.
Marking & Feedback
Etone Deputy Headteacher had shared Etone’s approach to feedback and efficiency
Several Matrix items are included in the Workload Reduction toolkit’s marking section. https://www.gov.uk/guidance
Matrix Leadership Consultant Jacqueline Newsome is a noted voice on Equality and Diversity and contributed a chapter to the Diverse Educators book.
Workload and Wellbeing
Director of School Improvement David Lowbridge-Ellis MBE talked about Matrix’s approach to workload reduction on the 10 With Zen podcast from Zen Educate.
CEO Lynsey Draycott and Director of School Improvement David Lowbridge-Ellis MBE shared how they reduced staff turnover in this DfE video.
In 2016, Michael Eszrenyi, our SCITT Director, contributed Matrix’s practice to the DfE’s Marking Policy Review Group report.
Since 2015, several of Matrix’s School Improvement Team have worked with the Department for Education on workload reduction, including the various iterations of the Teacher Workload Reduction Toolkit.
Languages Today – Our trust’s approach to developing our pupils’ international outlook has been spotlighted in Languages Today magazine (published by the Association for Language Learning) in a piece written by School Improvement MFL specialist Felicity Callanan and Director of School Improvement David Lowbridge-Ellis MBE. This followed a conference presentation at the 2024 Language World conference delivering by Felicity.
