Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Daft drafting in the classroom

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: Daft drafting in the classroom: I think the concept of ‘drafting’ is possibly one of the most dangerous concepts in secondary schools. It is used with aplomb and glee a...

Tom Bennett's School Report: Better behaviour benefits everyone. Why inclusion ...

Tom Bennett's School Report: Better behaviour benefits everyone. Why inclusion ...: Last March the DfE published my behaviour report ‘Creating a Culture’ in which I outlined some of the strategies most commonly found to ...

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Judging the trustworthiness of research findings

Evidence Based Educational Leadership: Judging the trustworthiness of research findings: In last week's post,  I drew attention to differences in expert opinion over the usefulness of statistical significance testing, particu...

TDRE Boss Blog: My Starters For Five

TDRE Boss Blog: My Starters For Five: When I first heard about Starter for Five, I was instantly taken by the idea - short, concise, fun... perfect for the busy, new teacher....

The Baron: Don't be fooled: schools are still plagued by bad ...

The Baron: Don't be fooled: schools are still plagued by bad ...: ‘The Totteridge Academy? Wasn

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: When did we start narrowing education?

Learning from my mistakes: an English teacher's blog: When did we start narrowing education?: With all this conversation on curriculums and the newfound scrutiny on schools’ curriculums, I am thinking about the content of the lesson...

Tom Bennett's School Report: Educating Manchester 1: Loving the alien

Tom Bennett's School Report: Educating Manchester 1: Loving the alien: Every successful series has a problem: carry on until everyone hates you  (see: 24 ), or leave them panting (see: Mad Men ).  Remember ...