It takes a village...: To everything there is a season...

It takes a village...: To everything there is a season...: Confession: until I was well into my 20s, I didn't know that the lyrics to The Byrds song "Turn! Turn! Turn!" came from the Bi...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The school research lead and doing better evidence...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The school research lead and doing better evidence...: One of the first successes of the Chartered College of Teaching has been to allow its members to access over 2000 educational journals, whi...

Tom Bennett's School Report: iPads: game changers or money paperweights? New st...

Tom Bennett's School Report: iPads: game changers or money paperweights? New st...: 'Computer: activate holo-deck, In the Night Garden sub-routine.' An interesting and problematic study from Northern Ireland a...

Evidence Based EFL: Red flags: Assessing sources

Evidence Based EFL: Red flags: Assessing sources: This was originally posted on 'The Scarlet Onion' webpage but it has since ceased to exist :(  I once had an online 'discuss...

TDRE Boss Blog: Shootout: GCSE History vs GCSE RS

TDRE Boss Blog: Shootout: GCSE History vs GCSE RS: For those who don't know, I love Westerns. I really don't know why anyone makes any other kind of film to be honest. As my Twit...

TDRE Boss Blog: X Years of Expertise - GCSE and A-Level RS Working...

TDRE Boss Blog: X Years of Expertise - GCSE and A-Level RS Working...: The new GCSE and A-Levels have caused great anxiety to many staff. The climate has changed since the last changes (2009 and 2008 respec...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: A pen licence? It is only just a stupid piece of p...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: A pen licence? It is only just a stupid piece of p...: I am a dad. A wise teacher once told me that when you become a parent, your view on teaching changes. And, in truth, it does subtly. I fee...

Evidence Based EFL: Student Feedback dos and don'ts

Evidence Based EFL: Student Feedback dos and don'ts: Which of the following do you think has the biggest impact on 'student evaluation of teaching' (SET) feedback? How hard the course...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The school research lead and the evidence for coac...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The school research lead and the evidence for coac...: Recently a meta-analysis by (Kraft, Blazar, & Hogan, 2016) affirming the effectiveness of coaching as a developmental tool gained some...

Tom Bennett's School Report: Money buys luck. Everyone else needs to work hard

Tom Bennett's School Report: Money buys luck. Everyone else needs to work hard: 'Look darling- straight A*s again.' In Florence Foster Jenkins (2016), Meryl Streep plays the eponymous New York heiress socia...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: The Photocopier is jammed

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: The Photocopier is jammed: I really liked Jo Facer’s recent blog on ‘PowerPoint’ recently. An exploration of things we take for granted in teaching. Things we see as...