Insularity breeds contempt. In my first job at Eastbourne Sixth Form College I was tutoring a student. I asked him whether he had ever been to Brighton. He replied with some disdain, “No way. It’s full of crooks and queers.”…
This much I know about…Jo Cox’s murder and the worth of public service
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about Jo Cox’s murder and the worth of public service. At 5.10 pm last Thursday I was…
This much I know about…Happiness
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about Happiness. Between patrolling the school corridors, ensuring Year 11 are still revising hard and checking the examination halls…
This much I know about…the #LearningFirst conference and unfettered 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 the #LearningFirst conference and unfettered teaching. The Dame Alison Peacock-inspired #LearningFirst conference will, hopefully, prove to…
This much I know about…Evidence in Education – Making It Work!
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about Evidence in Education – Making It Work! [wpvideo uCmfvaCC] Tickets are available at the following…
This much I know about…how our colleagues are first and foremost people
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 our colleagues are first and foremost people. Do what I tell you to do because…
This much I know about…whether "No excuses" discipline works
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 “No excuses” discipline works. Against the motion, “No excuses” discipline works I would like to…
This much I know about…inspiring Year 11 to tackle the revision mountain
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about inspiring Year 11 to tackle the revision mountain. It’s all over for Year 11, especially the…
This much I know about…how one Huntington School parent feels about academisation
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 one Huntington School parent feels about academisation. I received this letter the day after the…
This much I know about…my first response to the White Paper
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about my first response to the White Paper. At the end of the day, when it comes…