Category Archives: Teaching and Learning

This much I know about…the folly of valuing effort over outcomes

Posted on August 31, 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 folly of valuing effort over outcomes. What do we value most in teachers, effort or … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how curriculum, assessment and teaching & learning are so inextricably linked

Posted on June 24, 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 curriculum, assessment and teaching & learning are so inextricably linked. If one of the purposes … Continue reading →

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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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