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 perils of telling half-truths on UCAS/job application forms. It’s university application time in schools and colleges. Thirty…
This much I know about…telling our stories
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about telling our stories. I wrote this piece all at once last Sunday evening at around 7…
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…luck
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about luck. I never wish my students good luck before their examinations. Examinations are where opportunity (to…
This much I know about…the worth of a university degree
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 worth of a university degree. My degree was worth everything to me. If my A…
This much I know about…A level results day
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about A level results day. How was A level results day for you? I discovered my A…
This much I know about…Manuel Stanley
I have been a teacher for 27 years, a Headteacher for 12 years and, at the age of 51, this much I know about Manuel Stanley. At 7.15 pm on 9 August 1985 a brand new red Vauxhall Astra, travelling…