I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about short stories for your Christmas assembly! I wrote this first short story; it is based on my wife’s account of…
This much I know about…the tricky issue of planning the development of an outstanding school
I have been a Headteacher for over nine years now and, at the age of 48, this much I know about the tricky issue of planning the development of an outstanding school. Sustained, deep improvement of schools takes time. Twelve…
This much I know about…Edublogging!
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and a blogger since 16 June 2012 and, at the age of 48, this much I know about Edublogging! Sophie Coulombeau said to me recently,…
This much I know about…failure
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about failure (well, everyone else is writing about it…). If you commit to something completely you almost certainly commit yourself…
This much I know/have recently learnt about…developing curriculum and assessment
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and one of the Headteachers’ Roundtable for a matter of weeks, and, at the age of 48, this much I know/have recently learnt about developing…
This much I know about…why my dad still matters!
At the age of 48, and as it’s his birthday, this much I know about why my dad still matters! The Guardian Family page always does it. The article today about the man who struggled to have the meaningful final…
This much I know about…an alternative to the English Baccalaureate Certificate
I have been a Headteacher for over nine years now and, at the age of 48, this much I know about an alternative to the English Baccalaureate Certificate. If Jeremy Hunt announced a backward-looking reform to appendix operations which would…
This much I know about…the type of Headteacher I want to be
I have been a Headteacher for over nine years now and, at the age of 48, this much I know about the type of Headteacher I want to be. I am increasingly unsure about what kind of Headteacher I want…
This much I know about…teaching disengaged 15 year old boys
I have been a teacher of English for 24 years and this much I know about teaching disengaged 15 year old boys (most, if not all, of which will be obvious). Eighteen months ago we withdrew 14 C/D borderline disengaged…
This much I know about…staff well-being
I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and at the age of 48 this much I know about staff well-being. Right now, keeping the fear factor outside the school gates is very difficult. I try hard to resist the…