frenchteacher: The interface problem

frenchteacher: The interface problem: No, it's not the name of a new movie. This is one of those things second language acquisition researchers worry about and which has a si...

TDRE Boss Blog: Humanism and RE

TDRE Boss Blog: Humanism and RE: Yesterday I had a little rant on Facebook about the high courts decision in regard to the BHA case (see <here> ).  Before reading ...

When 140 Characters Isn't Enough: The 10 key education headlines from the spending r...

When 140 Characters Isn't Enough: The 10 key education headlines from the spending r...: Overall  The Autumn Statement was published today. Overall DfE spending will fall just 1.1% over the next four years. Even in the &qu...

The Baron: Teachers are doing ISIL's work for them

The Baron: Teachers are doing ISIL's work for them: Just last week I overheard three colleagues discussing the evils of the British empire. ‘I despise it,’ one snarled. ‘Me too! Look at Amrit...

TDRE Boss Blog: #Michaela - Debating Education (21/11/15)

TDRE Boss Blog: #Michaela - Debating Education (21/11/15): Another Saturday, another education event... Am I an edu-geek or an edu-loser? Regardless, it was a chance to meet up with my 'edu-T...

Evidence Based EFL: Review of ELT podcasts part 2

Evidence Based EFL: Review of ELT podcasts part 2: In my previous review of podcasts I wrote "2014 was a great year for EFL podcasts with several sprouting up like veritable fungi&qu...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: SLT and Quick Fixes : Why assumptions may make an ...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: SLT and Quick Fixes : Why assumptions may make an ...: If you are interested in making better decisions, then this post is for you. In particular, if you are a middle or senior leader within a...

School Data Updates: The Value Added Tax

School Data Updates: The Value Added Tax: Remember the community charge, or the poll tax as it became better known? The supposed merit of the system was that it was simple, easy to u...

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: MacGyver teaching - getting back to the basics!

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: MacGyver teaching - getting back to the basics!: Sometimes I liken my job to being MacGyver…. I have friends who have travelled the world. Yet, I bet none of them have had anything lik...

TDRE Boss Blog: Catholic Schools & Islam at GCSE

TDRE Boss Blog: Catholic Schools & Islam at GCSE: Schools Week (6/11/15) covered a story on P4 of this week's paper by Sophie Scott . It's worth reading it in full in the print e...

Teaching Science: In a GCSE curriculum change spiral of despair

Teaching Science: In a GCSE curriculum change spiral of despair: I am so pleased that I decided (all three science subjects decided) to stay with the same A-level examination board. There are subtle differ...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: New : A spiral of disciplined inquiry

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: New : A spiral of disciplined inquiry: If you are a teacher, head of department or headteacher and interested in disciplined inquiry, this post is for you.   In this post, I will ...

Evidence Based EFL: Deep, man!

Evidence Based EFL: Deep, man!: 'lightning never strikes twice.' 'What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.' These sentences both sound real...

Steps in teaching and learning: Switching on the Outstanding Factor

Steps in teaching and learning: Switching on the Outstanding Factor: Every teacher has faced the impending lesson observation. Your senior leadership team have told you the date and what the subject will ...

Why I've Stayed In Teaching: Crowd Sourced: Advice on Coping with the Workload

Why I've Stayed In Teaching: Crowd Sourced: Advice on Coping with the Workload: On Facebook I recently asked my teacher friends this question: What are your strategies for coping with the workload? I particularly ask...