When I set out to create iAbacus, I knew that empowering educators to take charge of their own growth was at the heart of what I wanted...

My journey with Stephen Covey’s "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" began early in my career, and the impact of this transformative...

Principals in Ireland navigate a complex educational landscape, where the SSE process is integral to school improvement. iAbacus offers...

In the world of education, navigating the range of factors that help or hinder teaching and learning is a complex puzzle. Luckily,...

Why did we create iAbacus? We realised that, in a world where data and numbers are often viewed as the definitive measure of...

Managing a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) comes with the task of overseeing a range of critical areas, from quality assurance to strategic...

Schools and PRUs in Wales We have been working with schools in Wales for over ten years - and today we are pleased to announce the...

At iAbacus, we’ve seen how hard schools are working to offer high quality remote education in very challenging conditions. We take our...

John Pearce asks why the notion of teacher growth is exciting a new generation of school leaders. He looks beyond the feel-good factor to...

iAbacus now has the option of including your own review statements which users then RAG rate – making it quicker and easier for them to ...

Feedback from schools inspected since September 2019 indicates that Ofsted inspectors are spending less time with senior leaders, and...

The Scottish Government’s 2019 National Improvement Framework is a step ahead of its southern neighbours because it completes the cycle...

The 2019 Ofsted Inspection Framework is live, but schools still face uncertainty about what is meant by “deep dives”, a “top level view”...

A review of job adverts recently revealed the skills and experience schools are looking for in their middle leaders. Are expectations...

One thing we can predict about the early days of the new Ofsted framework is this: inconsistency will be a problem. iAbacus co-creator...

Thud! The 2019 Ofsted framework just landed in your in-tray. What’s your response? Former headteacher and iAbacus creator John Pearce...

iAbacus users can now access the 2019 Ofsted criteria in iAbacus via a template that can be customised to suit your context and...

Our Managing Director Daniel O’Brien recently heard Lee Owston, Senior HMI in the North East, Yorkshire and Humber, speak to a room full...

In 2005 the DfES published the seminal Middle Leaders’ Self-evaluation Guide. So what have we learned about self-evaluation since then?...

If you are not sure how to get your team to buy into your vision, here is an activity that may help. It is also great professional...