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…
This much I know about…developing a Dweck-inspired Growth Mindset culture
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…
This much I know about…my ambivalent response to Gove’s re-takes don’t count in schools’ accountability measures policy change
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…
This much I know about…asking less (but better) of everyone in school (aka coherence)
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 49, this much I know about asking less (but better) of everyone in school (aka coherence). Less is more, always. I think…
This much I know about…what I did as a Headteacher when our GCSE results were in decline
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 I did as a Headteacher when our GCSE results were in decline. As Headteacher the buck stops with you. Chris Bridge,…
This much I know about…why putting on a Summer Show is so important, even if it means having 250 students off timetable for the last fortnight of the school year when OFSTED are due to inspect us at any moment
I have been a teacher for 25 years, a Headteacher for 10 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about why putting on a Summer Show is so important, even if it means having 250 students off timetable…
This much I know about…sharing our (proposed) new Teachers' Pay Policy
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about sharing our (proposed) new Teachers’ Pay Policy. I publish this post in the spirit…
This much I know about…my pre-reading for the researchED 2013 conference
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about my pre-reading for the researchED 2013 conference. The Institute of Effective Education’s Dr Jonathan…
This much I know about…the potential for Twitter and Blogging to engender an Education Spring
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about the the potential for Twitter and Blogging to engender an Education Spring. Blogging and…
This much I know about…how to develop a new Teachers' Pay Policy
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how to develop a new Teachers’ Pay Policy. Here is a summary of our…