I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about when the last day of the school year falls in March. Here is an account of the last few days at Huntington before the country’…
I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about Putting Staff First. I have just finished co-authoring with Jonny Uttley, CEO of the Education Alliance Trust a new book called Putting Staff First. It…
I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about our family's Lost Lowry. What follows is based upon a family tale which has floated around my wife's family's…
I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about how Larkin was right, "days are where we live". It’s Margate, 22 April 1957. My dad sat on the seafront, beaming at…
I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about why Tom Bennett is right - teaching IS a wonderful job! I am teaching a Year 11 Business Studies GCSE class comprising 11 boys. I…
I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about London Calling's 40th birthday! Forty years ago today The Clash released London Calling. It was a seminal moment in rock and roll history…
I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about three funding facts which illustrate why school budgets are a General Election issue for all parties. 1. In 2007 we had 1,526 students at…
I have been a teacher for 31 years, a head teacher for 16 years and, at the age of 55, this much I know about the challenges for early career headteachers: coping with the loneliness. I am in my seventeenth year as a state school secondary head teacher. Recently I…