I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about what happens when you can't Think Correctly Under Pressure. I recently wrote a post about Sir Clive Woodward and how he drills his teams…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about...a brief distraction from OFSTED, marking and 3 levels of progress! Colleagues Ian Wilson and Robin Parmiter released their England World Cup song and lifted everyone&…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about why we must keep asking questions about Research in Education #NTENRED. I have had an idealised vision of a school culture I want to replicate pinned…
I have been a teacher for 25 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about being taught/how I learnt to teach. Any student can learn how to punctuate through creative writing. That’s a parody, to an extent, but it has more than a grain…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about helping Year 11 feel like Champions! This takes some explaining, but stay with it – it’s good stuff… I’m never sure about the efficacy of…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about feeling like a dinosaur. 'Tis now Spring, and all the pleasures of it displease me; every other tree blossoms, and I wither: I grow older,…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about why educational research matters more than ever. It's OK to be unsure about what you think. In a recent post I outlined the trouble…
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about trying to improve my teaching deliberately. I think you have to teach, no matter how demanding the role of Headteacher has become. And I don’t…