To boldly go...: Cos work's for working right?

To boldly go...: Cos work's for working right?: So, I have a spot of school work to do tomorrow.   Now, I know Ofsted said we don't have to prepare but that makes the assumption that I...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: I am a secret book lover

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: I am a secret book lover: If there is one thing I am sure of, is that if your force a child or teenager to love a film, book or food, you are more likely to find ...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The Biology of School Survival

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The Biology of School Survival: Last weekend I had the huge privilege of attending the Canons Park Teaching School Alliance conference.  Keven Bartle and Emlyn Lumley gav...

JUKU: Lesson Study Is Not A Success Story of Japanese Ed...

JUKU: Lesson Study Is Not A Success Story of Japanese Ed...: Critical Thinking about Overseas Education Reports After having read educational discussions for the past few years, I have learned...

School Data Updates: This much we know (and some stuff we don't)

School Data Updates: This much we know (and some stuff we don't): Last week the DfE published its document on Primary School Accountability in 2016 , a technical guide to the new key performance measures t...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: We are all doomed

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: We are all doomed: I am not a big fan of ‘Dad’s Army’. It was thrust upon me as a child and I have yet to wash away the mental scars of being forced to watch i...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Thanks for the memories...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Thanks for the memories...: The new style of GCSE has meant that the teaching of English has changed. The closed book exam has meant that there has been a big emphasis...

School Data Updates: Slave to the algorithm

School Data Updates: Slave to the algorithm: A few months back someone posted a screenshot from an Ofsted report on Twitter. The paragraph in question stated that 'according to the ...

The Snow Report: Snake Oil Toil

The Snow Report: Snake Oil Toil: Things have been rather quiet over at the Snow Report of late. As you might imagine, the reasons for that are many and varied, but chief amo...

Notes from Harefield: Minister, reading recovery requires more than Read...

Notes from Harefield: Minister, reading recovery requires more than Read...: An open letter to NSW Education Minister Adrian Piccoli Dear Minister   I have been impressed by y...

To boldly go...: 'My blood don't run cold no more' Coasts

To boldly go...: 'My blood don't run cold no more' Coasts: It's been such a weird week.  It's been the usual 'work like crazy, laugh, teach, worry, resolve, sing, dance, boggle, backfill,...

TDRE Boss Blog: RE – Am I Bothered? 18/6/16

TDRE Boss Blog: RE – Am I Bothered? 18/6/16: I will be leading a session at the St Alban's RE conference looking at how RE teachers can help themselves. The two key areas that ...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: New - Distinguishing the practical from the pueril...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: New - Distinguishing the practical from the pueril...: If you are school research lead or someone interested in evidence-informed practice and want to be able to identify research with practical ...

Outside In: Marking - In Defence of SLT

Outside In: Marking - In Defence of SLT: OFSTED has a problem with its image problem. Acutely aware of its disastrously low standing within the profession of which it is supposed t...

Bex Trex ...to teaching!: Starting a new school in January.

Bex Trex ...to teaching!: Starting a new school in January.: January, a time for fresh starts, resolutions and all things new.  But not usually for teachers, January is an odd time of year to be changi...

To boldly go...: Another attack of the fraud police

To boldly go...: Another attack of the fraud police: I am attending a meeting tomorrow that I'm scared of.  The people are lovely, the aim is sound, the coffee is nice. But... I'm on th...