Category Archives: Research

This much I know about…metacognition and self-regulation

Posted on April 15, 2018 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about metacognition and self-regulation. As Jim Royle would say, “Magic dust, my ****!” If you read all … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how Progress 8 might just be a proxy measure for poverty and EAL

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about how Progress 8 might just be a proxy measure for poverty and EAL. It is worth pointing out … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how we can make 39,528 individual interventions to help vulnerable students make better progress

Posted on March 11, 2018 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about how we can make 39,528 individual interventions to help vulnerable students make better progress. Why is the … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how, as school leaders, we have to solve the recruitment crisis ourselves

Posted on January 5, 2018 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about how, as school leaders, we have to solve the recruitment crisis ourselves. No more blame game. It … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…our Outstanding OFSTED judgement

Posted on December 2, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about our Outstanding OFSTED judgement. Too much of sport operates under the tyranny of the result…the core principle … Continue reading →

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 This much I know about…the golden thread made real in a moment of pedagogic magic!

Posted on November 22, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about the golden thread made real in a moment of pedagogic magic! Re-presenting a moment in time using … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how research evidence stopped me judging individual lessons

Posted on November 19, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of 53, this much I know about how research evidence stopped me judging individual lessons. Becoming a school which bases its practice on a combination … Continue reading →

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