Director of Learning. Accredited Coach. MA Edu Leadership. NPQEL. TF ambassador.Mum of 2 littles. Passionate about developing people.https://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3lbaldmyuos2iHad such a great day with our Primary Heads we heard from Lesley Powell from the North East Learning Trust about being an authentic leader and had some great conversations about a coaching culture. Can’t wait for day 2 tomorrow!18 Nov 2024 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbaldmyuos2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3law5jbkbu223🤩Delighted to be both a panelist and keynote today at the @MatAssociation speaking about how we ensure the people strategy in lived through all elements of our development offer @EACTlearning @EducationEACT14 Nov 2024 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3law5jbkbu223https://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3lau2trly7s2zThis afternoon kicks off our Term 1 feedback forums for ECTs, Mentors and Induction Tutors with our ECT group. Great to hear how well the @NIOT ECF is supporting our ECT cohort - bitesize videos were a big hit! #weareEACT13 Nov 2024 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3lau2trly7s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3laosjanep22wGreat way to start the week @EACTCityHeights, loved visiting, seeing teaching and learning in action, talking all things professional development and delivering an instructional coaching staff meeting as part of my visit. @EducationEACT #weareEACT11 Nov 2024 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3laosjanep22whttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3la7n3nkadl2cWonderful to launch our Primary Exceptional schools and Peer Review programme this afternoon - already brilliant plans on how heads are planning peer reviews! @EducationEACT #weareEACT05 Nov 2024 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3la7n3nkadl2chttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l4efknad2u2fIf you are a Professional Development or Teaching and Learning lead looking to implement instructional coaching across your setting - come and join me - course starting on 7th October. In person sessions held in Birmingham city centre. Book here: buff.ly/4gsqBRK17 Sep 2024 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4efknad2u2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l4bnnlhbde2yFantastic day with Nechells Academy and North Birmingham Academy talking all things teaching and learning. Followed by meeting the fab Curriculum Assurance Board for @EducationEACT Secondaries.16 Sep 2024 13:53 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l4bnnlhbde2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3qgnnuzvw2jWeek 2 at E-ACT and I’m out to see our fab academies. Was made to feel so welcome at ParkwoodAcademy. Great to see all the brilliant routines already embedded. Thank you so much for a brilliant day! #kayontour09 Sep 2024 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3qgnnuzvw2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3mw46pzmp2nKey messages from my #rED24 talk yesterday. 1.Few things done well > lots of things done badly 2.Know what and who you are designing for. 3. Beware shiny things and ‘quick wins’ I don’t have a blog or website so full slides can be found on my LinkedIn.08 Sep 2024 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3mw46pzmp2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3l5vt6ixz2nTrain picnic after a brilliant day at #rED24 so many amazing speakers. And LOTS to think about07 Sep 2024 15:13 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3l5vt6ixz2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3kycydzxd2nSession 5- coaching, communities and consistency with @siobhanMered really interesting to hear about how coaching and practice is working with ECTs around professionalism and relationships07 Sep 2024 13:33 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3kycydzxd2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3ksemekjk2tSession 4 looking at why data matters. Really making me reflect on how I can best use data to map professional learning as teachers impact the ‘data’ of pupils in different ways. They make progress in the classroom themselves at different rates. Does great data mean great teaching?!07 Sep 2024 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3ksemekjk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3klngn66t2aSession 2 #rED24 Josh Goodrich, and Jon Gilbert. Making tacit knowledge explicit- removing luck and chance from developing expertise. Thinking about how to get our expert teachers to unpack and explain their craft.07 Sep 2024 09:46 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3klngn66t2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3kkaxarwu2oStarting off my #rED24 day with @profcoe.bsky.social ‘why we need feedback more than we think’ huge implications for judging teaching and learning from lesson obs and self reflection. “Using video is the most powerful tool when getting a reality check.”07 Sep 2024 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3kkaxarwu2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3kc7uvfe32nEarly train but excited to be speaking at #rED24 today. Session 6 -Thinking about why sometimes professional development doesn’t quite hit the mark. Come say hi 👋07 Sep 2024 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3kc7uvfe32nhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3dy3eqbw22zHad a fab day with the wonderful E-ACT Primary Team in today’s strategy day.04 Sep 2024 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3dy3eqbw22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3cpfcocms2xHappy Wednesday. Excited to be on route to Birmingham for E-ACT Primary strategy day. Just KNOW my shoes will give me blisters - but kind of obsessed so wearing them anyway.04 Sep 2024 06:32 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3cpfcocms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3ci6qwe7s23What a list!! I’ll be in K28 at the end of the day. Glad I’m in the last session - it will really let the imposter syndrome build up throughout the day 😂. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2024 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3ci6qwe7s23https://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l3ayta55bc23When we are scared of failing - “ we find ourselves slowly descending into safe mediocrity rather than striving for excellence.” A really interesting piece https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jade-garratt_making-it-safer-to-fail-in-teaching-activity-7236721599100456960-7xbF?utm_source=combined_share_message&utm_medium=member_ios03 Sep 2024 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l3ayta55bc23https://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l35ozrt5gj2pAnd so it begins…02 Sep 2024 06:42 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l35ozrt5gj2phttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l35ha5l3om2rCan confirm it is now fully dark at 5am ⏰02 Sep 2024 04:23 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l35ha5l3om2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l34baxvplx2yMy favourite: “if you don’t know where you’re going, you might wind up someplace else”. Relatable to both the classroom but also so many endeavours we undertake in school, including professional learning. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2024 17:03 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l34baxvplx2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l33muw2un22yAt #rED24 I’ll be talking about why CPD doesn’t work - and how to fix it. Come say hi 👋01 Sep 2024 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l33muw2un22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l2uviffxxf2oMy 4yos first day of school today ❤️ “Was your teacher nice?” “Yes. But I didn’t respect her” Thought this was exceptionally harsh feedback until I released she didn’t *expect* her - she met a different teacher on transition.29 Aug 2024 18:44 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2uviffxxf2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/kayshepherd.bsky.social/post/3l2qyg53dkc2xLast day of holiday with this one before my pre-schooler officially becomes a ‘schooler’ tomorrow.28 Aug 2024 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:ei2taculf4mrhatudyktm5fj/app.bsky.feed.post/3l2qyg53dkc2x