I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about modelling deliberate writing to a hall full of more than one hundred Year 13 students. I write several times a week. It has fast become my…
I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about whether mindfulness training has the potential to shift the adolescent population away from psychopathology and towards improved mental health and well-being? In case you haven'…
I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about whether mindfulness training has the potential to shift the adolescent population away from psychopathology and towards improved mental health and well-being? In case you haven'…
I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about teaching Carol Ann Duffy's poem "War Photographer". It doesn’t take much to make me feel like a dinosaur these days. I…
I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about teaching Carol Ann Duffy's poem "War Photographer". It doesn’t take much to make me feel like a dinosaur these days. I…
I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about a simple way to monitor our pupils' mental health. This coming week, the 6th – 12th February 2017, is Children’s Mental Health Week. In 2017,…
I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about a simple way to monitor our pupils' mental health. This coming week, the 6th – 12th February 2017, is Children’s Mental Health Week. In 2017,…
I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about why subject specific key words are not enough for academic success. The following are all based upon genuine post-exam conversations with Year 11 students at Huntington:…