frenchteacher: How the exam boards cocked a snook at ALCAB

frenchteacher: How the exam boards cocked a snook at ALCAB: Readers of my blog may recall that I got unusually hot under the collar when ALCAB (the Russell Group led advisory panel on MFL A-levels, s...

frenchteacher: Primary to secondary transition

frenchteacher: Primary to secondary transition: A problematic area for language teachers is how to handle the transition between primary and secondary school. As a head of department I onc...

NQT (New - and Quietly Terrified!): Not so new - but still quietly terrified

NQT (New - and Quietly Terrified!): Not so new - but still quietly terrified: Just over a year ago I wrote my very first blog post entitled "New - and Quietly Terrified!" ( http://www.newandquietlyterrified.c...

Outside In: Teacher Workload: a Question of Meaning?

Outside In: Teacher Workload: a Question of Meaning?: One thing the holidays brings to bear is the extent to which the intensity of our job can turn us into Jekyll and Hyde characters, with our...

School Data Updates: The Progress Paradox

School Data Updates: The Progress Paradox: There is a radical concept in urban design known as shared space. It involves the removal of kerbs, street furniture, and painted lines in o...

PsychBrief: How biased are you? The role of intelligence in pr...

PsychBrief: How biased are you? The role of intelligence in pr...: People generally like to believe they are rational (Greenberg, 2015 ). Unfortunately, this isn't usually the case (Tversky & Kahnema...

frenchteacher: Five blogs I like

frenchteacher: Five blogs I like: On frenchteacher.net I have a long list of French teacher blog links, but I don't have the time to visit them all, apart from checking t...

The Baron: It’s vital that our children study Dead White Men

The Baron: It’s vital that our children study Dead White Men: According to  a recent survey , a clear majority of teachers view the new knowledge-rich National Curriculum introduced last year as overtl...

Calamity Teacher: There will be a story there.

Calamity Teacher: There will be a story there.: I have always assumed that the birth of a school followed a secular immaculate conception. That schools just sprang up, or had always been t...

Evidence Based EFL: Do women and men process language differently? Is...

Evidence Based EFL: Do women and men process language differently? Is...: Hello internet!  I've been crazy busy the past few months and haven't been able to blog. I presented in Canada at TOSCON2015 a...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The School Research Lead - Criticisms of Research ...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The School Research Lead - Criticisms of Research ...: One of the tasks of an evidence-informed practitioner is to continually challenge the assumptions underpinning your work.  As during this ye...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Washing the grit, resilience and sand out of the c...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Washing the grit, resilience and sand out of the c...: I have had enough GRIT to last me a lifetime. I have had it in my sandwiches, my swimming trunks and in my mouth as I slowly eat an ice crea...

frenchteacher: Reciting letters and numbers

frenchteacher: Reciting letters and numbers: I don't recall learning to say the alphabet in French at school. When I began teaching French in 1980 I didn't teach the alphabet ei...

School Data Updates: The Gift

School Data Updates: The Gift: We're all knackered. You've all been teaching forever and I've visited approximately 1000 schools a week since I become self-emp...

frenchteacher: Comparing the new draft A-level specifications (2)...

frenchteacher: Comparing the new draft A-level specifications (2)...: In this blog I am going to look at the assessment regimes of the four exam boards as they appear in the drafts. Usual caveat: this may chang...

frenchteacher: Co-teaching new AS and A-levels

frenchteacher: Co-teaching new AS and A-levels: You'll be aware by now that the new AS-Level for first teaching in September 2016 is a so-called "stand-alone" or "decoup...

Mrs Halford's Blog: Secondary vs Primary... Building trust

Mrs Halford's Blog: Secondary vs Primary... Building trust: Today I  had a meeting at our secondary school to discuss how we can all work together to ensure that progress made in primary schools can b...

frenchteacher: Comparing the new draft A-level French specificati...

frenchteacher: Comparing the new draft A-level French specificati...: Ofqual and the exam boards are on a tight schedule ( merci Monsieur Gove) . The new draft specs for A-level are now published for first tea...

Mrs Halford's Blog: Teacher recruitment and retention...Where do we go...

Mrs Halford's Blog: Teacher recruitment and retention...Where do we go...: I was lucky to be able to attend the recent ASE Professional Learning conference at the University of Hertfordshire. An incredible line up...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Developing Great Teachers - Lessons from the evide...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Developing Great Teachers - Lessons from the evide...: Recently we saw the publication of the Teacher Development Trust’s report Developing Great Teachers: Lessons from the international reviews...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: The Force is strong in you – I can see it from the...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: The Force is strong in you – I can see it from the...: The point where I lost interest in Star Wars was when they tried to rationalise the Jedi powers. As soon as a character mentioned that stu...

A Constant Education: Gently does it...

A Constant Education: Gently does it...: There are many things to be learned from leadership courses, but in general I am not well suited to them. I have an exceptionally low tole...

@beazeley: Time to put a cap on workload

@beazeley: Time to put a cap on workload: As a profession, teachers are expected to work for too many hours. Not formally expected - in line with the mythical 1256 (directed) hours -...

Education Advisers Blog: EXPLAINING THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

Education Advisers Blog: EXPLAINING THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE: The International Baccalaureate is an international qualification now offered by around 3500 IB schools worldwide. It is overseen by The In...

TDRE Boss Blog: RE: Radicalism and Extremism

TDRE Boss Blog: RE: Radicalism and Extremism: Image courtesy of 5 Pillars After the attacks that killed many British holiday makers in Tunisia, David Cameron said that the fight ag...

Calamity Teacher: It's all in the name

Calamity Teacher: It's all in the name: I am an 'Outstanding' teacher, in an 'Outstanding' school, and I am being bullied, day after day, by a group of year seven s...

Using research in education: Using computerised assessments in schools: Advanta...

Using research in education: Using computerised assessments in schools: Advanta...: As a psychologist who has been involved in the development of computerised educational assessments for many years, I am an advocate of usin...

frenchteacher: Opinions

frenchteacher: Opinions: Since GCSE began mark schemes have always rewarded pupils' ability to express opinions. I never really got this. It is easy to teach pup...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Leading the Use of Research and Evidence in School...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Leading the Use of Research and Evidence in School...: So what does a school research lead do?  Over recent months I have blogged about the actions a school research lead can take to support coll...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: It’s all about the books, about the books, about t...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: It’s all about the books, about the books, about t...: Things have changed. There wasn’t a sudden announcement, but the emphasis in observations has dramatically changed over the last four...

To boldly go...: Leading learning by example

To boldly go...: Leading learning by example: Leadership.  It's a long game right?  But politics demands it's short term.  What to do?  I spoke to a really good friend on the pho...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The School Research Lead - How well are you doing ...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: The School Research Lead - How well are you doing ...: As the end of the academic year approaches, you may be thinking about your own teaching of evidence-informed practice. In other words, how w...

TDRE Boss Blog: The Paradox of Liberalism: Same-Sex Marriage [Port...

TDRE Boss Blog: The Paradox of Liberalism: Same-Sex Marriage [Port...: Image courtesy of Wikipedia One of the papers delivered at the Porta Fidei conference by Adrian Pabst was on Liberalism and Catholic E...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: The End of 'Of Mice and Men'

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: The End of 'Of Mice and Men': I write this blog with tears in my eyes. Big fat tears are streaming down my cheeks as I contemplate teaching ‘Of Mice and Men’ for the … la...

TDRE Boss Blog: Porta Fidei: Challenges at the Chalkface

TDRE Boss Blog: Porta Fidei: Challenges at the Chalkface: Image courtesy of <here> I was privileged to be invited by Michael Merrick to present a paper at Porta Fidei in Carlisle on Satur...

School Data Updates: Running to stand still

School Data Updates: Running to stand still: Yesterday I re-read this:  https://sway.com/aD_OzZBFhHqlrM4C from @edudatalab and, following an enlightening discussion with @meenaparam, I ...

Teaching Science: Do the DfE care?

Teaching Science: Do the DfE care?: After the department for education posted ANOTHER dreadful version of the GCSE science subject content I am left feeling even more bereft th...

TDRE Boss Blog: RS Reform Briefing: CREDO HEI Day at St Mary’s Uni...

TDRE Boss Blog: RS Reform Briefing: CREDO HEI Day at St Mary’s Uni...: I was there as the teacher... as Peter Ward of NBRIA gave his outline of key changes, Phillip Robinson of the CES explained some of the...

FE Culture: Professional Status

FE Culture: Professional Status: I'd forgotten about this: Thanks to Shane for including me. https://set.et-foundation.co.uk/publications/ifl-publications-archi...