Evidence Based Educational Leadership: So you want to get better at shared decision-makin...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: So you want to get better at shared decision-makin...: If you are a teacher, evidence-based practitioner or senior leader and are looking to improve your decision-making processes, then this post...

CHILDMYTHS: Thank, Brian Allen, for Saying "Down With Attachme...

CHILDMYTHS: Thank, Brian Allen, for Saying "Down With Attachme...: A leading clinical child psychologist, Dr. Brian Allen of the Center for the Protection of Children, Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital...

Shanahan on Literacy: Where Does Content Fit In Literacy Learning? Lear...

Shanahan on Literacy: Where Does Content Fit In Literacy Learning? Lear...:             Years ago I took ballroom dance. I used to write about those experiences in this space. It was a great opportunity for me as t...

School Data Updates: The Floor Show

School Data Updates: The Floor Show: ' This is the floorshow, the last ideal ' - The Sisters of Mercy Yesterday, Twitter lit up with debate and disbelief over ...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: How much should they write?

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: How much should they write?: Recently, our Year 8s sat an exam and it was a big disaster. And I mean big. We decided to use one of the suggested exam papers from AQA: st...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Do you need to use a STICC to communicate

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Do you need to use a STICC to communicate: If you are a teacher, school-research lead or headteacher seeking to improve your decision-making, then this post is for you.  In this post ...

Evidence Based EFL: EBEFL asks: Should we listen to students?

Evidence Based EFL: EBEFL asks: Should we listen to students?: At IATEFL Silvana Richardson , Scott Thornbury and Chris Smith ( 2015 ) all made reference to student opinion.   Smith carried out res...

JUKU: Why Lesson Study Failed in Japan?

JUKU: Why Lesson Study Failed in Japan?: Thanks to the help from those who shared and tweeted the previous post , far more people than expected   have read about Lesson Study. ...

The Baron: Restorative Justice is an insult to teachers

The Baron: Restorative Justice is an insult to teachers: A colleague slinks into the office. She sits quietly for a moment, deep in thought. She then begins to cry. ‘What’s wrong?’ I ask. ‘Oh…bloo...

TDRE Boss Blog: All The Small Things

TDRE Boss Blog: All The Small Things: "All the small things True care, truth brings" Blink 182 Blink 182 sum up their whole song in the first two lines. Th...

TDRE Boss Blog: WANTED: Catholic RE Teacher

TDRE Boss Blog: WANTED: Catholic RE Teacher: The view from of our staffroom We are looking a Catholic RE teacher with a deadline of Tuesday 17 May 2016 - please share this widely...

TDRE Boss Blog: Teaching: A Vocation?

TDRE Boss Blog: Teaching: A Vocation?: In many a staff room, blog or conversation with friends or family, a teacher has claimed, "but it's not just a job, it's a...