Ensuring staff have detailed subject knowledge can be challenging, especially in primary where there are many subjects to master or for those in secondary teaching a non-specialist subject. So how can subject and department leaders ensure strong subject knowledge is present and make plans to improve it where necessary?

Leading a subject for the first time can feel daunting, especially if you're wondering how you should monitor it and where to start, or what good subject leadership even looks like. Our resources are tailored for new subject leaders to help them learn the ropes, including the strengths and weaknesses of the subject(s) they lead.

Deep dives as a subject leader can feel daunting but the process of investigating your subject to uncover its strengths and points to improve is a really useful one. Internal deep dives, conducted over a longer period of time than a day or two, can give you useful insight plus they can help you to feel more prepared and confident for the real thing - take a look at what we have to offer to support this.

Ever fallen into the trap of writing a subject action plan that you never looked at again? Learn how to write an effective and purposeful one with our support, including the importance of subject evaluation so you can make meaningful changes in the subjects you lead without wasting time of paperwork.