Here are some useful documents about developing grit in your students: Can you pass the grit test 12-item Grit Scale.08-item Grit Scale Child Adapted Version_0215125312011 8-item Grit 081011 5-item ambition scale093011
This much I know about…the writing process
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about the writing process. When I write I am in my element. If you…
This much (I think) I know about…the English Language GCSE debacle!
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much (I think) I know about the English Language GCSE debacle. The Roman playwright Terence wrote, Nothing…
This much I know about…the politicisation of education in England
I have been teaching for 24 years now and at the age of 48, this much I know about the politicisation of education in England… I make no apology for being overtly political when it comes to education. The politicians…
This much I know about…why Joe Strummer still matters!
I have been teaching for 24 years now and at the age of 47, and as it’s the summer holidays, this much I know about why Joe Strummer still matters! The single most important influence on my life was, and…
This much I know about…growing great teachers
I have been a school leader for 20 years now and at the age of 47, this much I know about how we shape our structures so we can focus upon growing great teachers… Subject Leaders are the single most important…
This much I know about…lesson planning
I have been teaching for 24 years now and at the age of 47, this much I know about lesson planning… Ask any set of students for the five key features of a good teacher and they will give you…
This much I know (with apologies to the Observer magazine)
I have been a Headteacher for nine years now and at the age of 47, this much I know… I hardly remember a single lesson from my own school days. In third year French I fell off my seat backwards…