Pam Sammons

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the issue of teacher identities by drawing together research which examines the nature of the relationships between social structures and individual agency; between notions of a socially constructed, and therefore contingent and ever-remade, "self" with dispositions, attitudes and behavioural responses which are durable and relatively stable; and between cognitive and emotional identities.

TL;DR: A literature review identified the following key correlates of effectiveness: professional leadership, shared vision and goals, a learning environment, concentration on teaching and learning, purposeful teaching, high expectations, positive reinforcement, monitoring progress, pupil rights and responsibilities, and a learning organization.

TL;DR: This article investigated the influence of aspects of home and preschool environments upon literacy and numeracy achievement at school entry and at the end of the 3rd year of school and identified individuals with unexpected performance pathways (by forming demographically adjusted groups: overachieving, average, and underachieving) to explore the effects of the home learning environment and preschool variables on child development.

TL;DR: In this paper, a 3-year mixed-methods national study (Impact Study) was conducted to investigate associations between the work of principals in effective and improving primary and secondary schools in England and student outcomes as defined by their national examination and assessment results over 3 years.