TDRE Boss Blog: The TES Awards 2016

TDRE Boss Blog: The TES Awards 2016: Photo by Hannah The TES Awards 2016 took place on Friday 24th June at the The Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London. It is the fir...

TDRE Boss Blog: The Star Thrower

TDRE Boss Blog: The Star Thrower: In my 10 years of teaching, I have been called upon to do many last minute assemblies. You always need a few stories up your sleeve, ...

JUKU: Japan's Farewell to Yutori Education

JUKU: Japan's Farewell to Yutori Education: On 10 th  May 2016, Mr. Hase, Japanese Education Minister, issued a message to clearly mark the departure from Yutori education, the ill-...

The Baron: The ‘London Effect’ won’t last

The Baron: The ‘London Effect’ won’t last: It has been characterized as a tale of extraordinary success. As a consequence of enlightened and collaborative leadership unleashed by the...

TDRE Boss Blog: The Purpose of Catholic RE: #AmIBothered? RE Confe...

TDRE Boss Blog: The Purpose of Catholic RE: #AmIBothered? RE Confe...: I spoken on a panel about the purpose of RE at the "Am I Bothered?" RE conference. I shared something on what I believe the ...

School Data Updates: I Predict a Riot

School Data Updates: I Predict a Riot: I've come to the conclusion that I'm easily misunderstood. I rock up somewhere to give a talk, start ranting about how we have to w...

TDRE Boss Blog: When Saturday Comes...

TDRE Boss Blog: When Saturday Comes...: Saturdays are made for relaxing, family and sport. I used to have a season ticket at Southend United, and travel to many away games. For...

TDRE Boss Blog: Read My Textbook

TDRE Boss Blog: Read My Textbook: Read the current proofs <here> The final, printed version will reflect the approved spec and sample assessments. Exam support...

TDRE Boss Blog: A Lesson in Character, Resilience and Grit

TDRE Boss Blog: A Lesson in Character, Resilience and Grit: In December 2014, Nicky Morgan and the DfE launched a scheme to help promote the teaching of character, resilience and grit in schools. I...

TDRE Boss Blog: Is It Love?

TDRE Boss Blog: Is It Love?: When I asked colleagues on Twitter whether they used the word love in school, it generated a range of responses: No - Nope. Nooope, N...

Shanahan on Literacy: What doesn’t belong here? On Teaching Nonsense Wor...

Shanahan on Literacy: What doesn’t belong here? On Teaching Nonsense Wor...:             Obviously you shouldn’t wear an especially short skirt to work, though it might be fine for a night of bar hopping. It would...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Teaching Schools and R&D : A case of the emperor's...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Teaching Schools and R&D : A case of the emperor's...: When writing about evidence-based practice and research and development within schools, it seems only proper to refer to the ‘evidence’ on t...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Not another blog about the KS2 grammar test

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Not another blog about the KS2 grammar test: Every so often, I like to go against the grain, fight against the tide and, metaphorically, hit my head repeatedly against a brick wall. I...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: researchED Melbourne 21 May 2016

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: researchED Melbourne 21 May 2016: This weekend saw the researchED world tour arrive in Melbourne, Australia and hosted by the Brighton Grammar School.  As per usual, there wa...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Leadership strategies to develop evidence-informed...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Leadership strategies to develop evidence-informed...: How can school leaders establish evidence-informed schools? One of the constant challenges in advocating evidence-based practice and th...