I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about the lack of space for student flair in our examination system. I’ve never used a course text book. I’ve taught English for a quarter…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about being coached to improve my body language! You get what you give. I once gave my colleague Zoë Parker a poster of the first Clash album.…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about...my nominations for the 2013 Edublog Awards!Individual Blog: Tom Sherrington's blog is a cracker! New Blog: Joe Kirby is an intellectually challenging, provocative…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about how to thrive when the OFSTED team arrives! Before you go any further (if you haven't already) you really need to read my post…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about the Knowledge vs Skills debate. Without knowledge you cannot develop your analytical skills. As I wrote recently on David Didau's blog, How can you…
This much I know about truly great teaching, in a week when there has been so much debate about QTS! One of the most fascinating things in the world is to teach 15 year old boys. If you don't believe me you can find out why here and…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about developing a Dweck-inspired Growth Mindset culture. What follows is much of what I said at #TLT13 on 19 October 2013. There may well be a video…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about my ambivalent response to Gove’s re-takes don’t count in schools’ accountability measures policy change. My strapline for this blog is taken from Hamlet – There…