Category Archives: Teaching and Learning

This much I know about…how for the first 25 years of my teaching career I didn’t really understand what I was doing

Posted on June 17, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 29 years, a Headteacher for 14 years and, at the age of (nearly) 53, this much I know about how for the first 25 years of my teaching career I didn’t really understand what I … Continue reading →

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This much I know about resources for teaching how to write a short story for the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1

Posted on May 31, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about resources for teaching how to write a short story for the writing question on the AQA English … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 2. In … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1

Posted on May 30, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about a step-by-step guide to the writing question on the AQA English Language GCSE Paper 1. Writing … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…modelling deliberate writing to a hall full of more than one hundred Year 13 students

Posted on February 14, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about modelling deliberate writing to a hall full of more than one hundred Year 13 students. I write … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…teaching Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “War Photographer

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about teaching Carol Ann Duffy’s poem “War Photographer”. It doesn’t take much to make me feel like … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…why subject specific key words are not enough for academic success

Posted on January 21, 2017 by

I have been a teacher for 28 years, a Headteacher for 13 years and, at the age of 52, this much I know about why subject specific key words are not enough for academic success. The following are all based … Continue reading →

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