I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and one of the Headteachers’ Roundtable for a matter of weeks, and, at the age of 48, this much I know/have recently learnt about developing…
This much I know about…why my dad still matters!
At the age of 48, and as it’s his birthday, this much I know about why my dad still matters! The Guardian Family page always does it. The article today about the man who struggled to have the meaningful final…
This much I know about…an alternative to the English Baccalaureate Certificate
I have been a Headteacher for over nine years now and, at the age of 48, this much I know about an alternative to the English Baccalaureate Certificate. If Jeremy Hunt announced a backward-looking reform to appendix operations which would…
This much I know about…the type of Headteacher I want to be
I have been a Headteacher for over nine years now and, at the age of 48, this much I know about the type of Headteacher I want to be. I am increasingly unsure about what kind of Headteacher I want…
This much I know about…teaching disengaged 15 year old boys
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and this much I know about teaching disengaged 15 year old boys (most, if not all, of which will be obvious). Eighteen months ago we withdrew 14 C/D borderline disengaged…
This much I know about…staff well-being
I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about staff well-being. Right now, keeping the fear factor outside the school gates is very difficult. I try hard to resist the…
This much I know about…the Pupil Premium
I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and this much I know about the Pupil Premium. Sam Ellis told an audience of ASCL members some time ago that the Tory element of the Coalition hated the Pupil Premium because…
This much I know about…my 1970s education (because that's where we're heading)
I’ve been teaching 24 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about my 1970s education. The Gove/Clegg plans for the English Baccalaureate are so obviously wrong. There are many education professionals who have already expressed their…
This much I know about…effective Self-Evaluation
I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about effective Self-Evaluation. I used to think more is more! In the past I have battered SLT and staff with Year 11…
This much I know about what some other people are saying about…Grit!
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