I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about the impact of poverty-inducing cuts upon our children’s education. You’d expect the Guardian to knock on…
This much I know about…whether we should bring back the cane!
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about whether we should bring back the cane! Should we bring back the cane? It was the…
This much I know about…how Appraisal can help improve the quality of teaching in schools!?
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about how Appraisal can help improve the quality of teaching in schools!? The belief that there are…
This much I know about…finding golden nuggets to help improve your teaching
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about finding golden nuggets to help improve your teaching. Matt Smith is a truly great teacher. Matt…
This much I know about…the importance of reciprocal vulnerability
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about the importance of reciprocal vulnerability. To teach you need to feel worthy. Too many of us…
This much I know about…why we need to thank our own teachers
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about why we have to thank our own teachers. We. Don’t. Have. Enough. Teachers. In. Our. Own….
This much I know about…working out whether my teaching is improving (including my slides from researchED 2015 !)
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about working out whether my teaching is improving (including my slides from researchED 2015 !) Laura McInerney…
This much I know about…evaluating our 2015 Mathematics GCSE results
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about evaluating our 2015 Mathematics GCSE results. How good were our Mathematics GCSE results this summer? That’s…
This much I know about…helping OFSTED improve lesson observations
I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about helping OFSTED improve lesson observations. Members of the Headteachers’ Roundtable met with Sean Harford today, one of Her…
This much I know about…how truly great schools are not grown overnight
I have been a teacher for 26 years, a Headteacher for 11 years and, at the age of 50, this much I know about how truly great schools are not grown overnight. This is a longer than normal post…please stick with…