To infinity... and beyond: One in, one out... That's how it goes!

To infinity... and beyond: One in, one out... That's how it goes!: I've found this year difficult. Whether that's to do with the current climate around education as a whole or just the climate in my...

The Baron: Chinese school triumphs over British system in fou...

The Baron: Chinese school triumphs over British system in fou...: During my last blog , I predicted that - as a consequence of only having four weeks with pupils resistant to unfamiliar teachers, longer da...

frenchteacher: A modern language teacher toolkit

frenchteacher: A modern language teacher toolkit: Gianfranco Conti, who writes the blog The Language Gym, and I have decided to put together a handbook/toolkit for modern language teachers. ...

Musings of a New Deputy: Missing my own class.

Musings of a New Deputy: Missing my own class.: So, in a few weeks I'll be starting my new role as Deputy Headteacher. Currently this will involve some teaching, covering Years 5 and 6...

frenchteacher: Pros and cons of being a native speaker MFL teache...

frenchteacher: Pros and cons of being a native speaker MFL teache...: As the supply of "home grown" language teachers continues to dry up the UK is depending more and more, as in other fields of emplo...

School Leadership - A Scottish Perspective: Engaging with research

School Leadership - A Scottish Perspective: Engaging with research: Let me state straight away, I think teachers and schools should engage with and use research to inform and develop their practice. To me thi...

The Snow Report: Dyslexia Dystopia

The Snow Report: Dyslexia Dystopia: Last weekend I was privileged to hear Professor Julian (Joe) Elliott speak in Melbourne on the topic most strongly associated with his name ...

Evidence Based EFL: woo watch: ELGazette

Evidence Based EFL: woo watch: ELGazette: ELGazette is a great little publication. It exposes  dodgy goings-on in the ELT world, commissions interesting articles and most importan...

The Baron: Inadequate headteachers are damaging our children

The Baron: Inadequate headteachers are damaging our children: Some years ago, my colleagues and I were forced to endure a professional development session entitled, ‘Are your lessons worth behaving fo...

Re-educating Yorkshire: Technology in the Classroom - Challenges and Oppor...

Re-educating Yorkshire: Technology in the Classroom - Challenges and Oppor...: (Disclaimer: Whilst I try to make my entries academically rigorous, supported by educational research, I have had some difficulty in constr...

The Snow Report: Can we talk about NAPLAN?

The Snow Report: Can we talk about NAPLAN?: I have avoided blogging about NAPLAN* until now, because I know it's a deeply divisive topic, and is one that can elicit some particular...

Bex Trex ...to teaching!: Books, books, books.

Bex Trex ...to teaching!: Books, books, books.: For some reason I decided it was a good idea to pick up all my education books from their various shelves and put them on the floor.  I t...

The Snow Report: Santa Claus, Homeopathy, and Phonics: Where's the ...

The Snow Report: Santa Claus, Homeopathy, and Phonics: Where's the ...: Image source Most of us can remember when we found out that Father Christmas, the Easter Bunny, and/or the Tooth Fairy were not real e...

Re-educating Yorkshire: We need to talk about: Burnout

Re-educating Yorkshire: We need to talk about: Burnout: You know what? You matter. You really, really matter. No matter who you are or what you do, you are really important - Good job! I think it&...

Re-educating Yorkshire: Teaching blog - Take 2

Re-educating Yorkshire: Teaching blog - Take 2: You may, or may not, be aware that this is the second incarnation of my teaching blog. I found my previous efforts overwhelmed by the pressu...

NQT (New - and Quietly Terrified!): Supportive schools - they do exist!

NQT (New - and Quietly Terrified!): Supportive schools - they do exist!: Whenever I read a blog post about NQTs and how to support them in your school, it seems to usually be followed by a barrage of comments from...

School Data Updates: Assessment Commission report: my top 5 points

School Data Updates: Assessment Commission report: my top 5 points: The cat is out of the bag. This week the frustratingly overdue report from the Assessment Commission into assessment without levels was leak...

School Leadership - A Scottish Perspective: How was it for you? (Your inspection, that is)

School Leadership - A Scottish Perspective: How was it for you? (Your inspection, that is): Well, the dust has settled, time has passed, the report is out and perhaps now is the time I am best able to look back and reflect on the in...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Star of the Week – the black hole of praise

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Star of the Week – the black hole of praise: The ‘Star of the Week’ has become my new enemy. Having two daughters in a primary school, I am overly familiar with this behaviour strateg...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Star of the Week – the black hole of praise

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Star of the Week – the black hole of praise: The ‘Star of the Week’ has become my new enemy. Having two daughters in a primary school, I am overly familiar with this behaviour strateg...

Monkey Learns...: *That* interview with Nicky Morgan

Monkey Learns...: *That* interview with Nicky Morgan: I suppose I ought to keep some trace of it on here! I am grateful to the person who thought of me and asked me to host the first chat. The...