Teacher talk: the missing link
May 18, 2013
Back in 2008 I was told by an Ofsted inspector that I talked too much. I had always prided myself on being considered an outstanding teacher, and was devastated to be told my lesson was "satisfactory to good". Read full article »Livy living below the line – last day!
May 2, 2013
Sorry that I didn’t write yesterday. I was dancing all day and got back very late. Finally it’s the end of the week and we have survived! Not only have we survived we have also raised Read full article »Livy living below the line – day 3
April 30, 2013
Today has been hard. I feel hungry right now, and we've just had supper. Olivia though is full of vim and vinegar and is very eager to tell you all about it... I woke up this Read full article »Livy living below the line – day 2
April 29, 2013
It's the second day of living below the line and it's going well. I'm not too hungry but I do miss having an orange in my packed lunch. Today I started with an enormous bowl of Read full article »Livy living below the line – Day 1
April 28, 2013
This post is written by Olivia Didau, aged 9. Today has been our first day of living below the line. For my breakfast I had a bowl of porridge and a piece of toast. This was Read full article »Living below the line
April 28, 2013
It's been some time since my last post and, sadly perhaps, this one has little to do with education. Instead it's a plea for support. From today Rosie and I along with our daughters (Olivia, aged Read full article »Mind your language – a language based approach to pedagogy
March 29, 2013
The most astonishing example of hyperbole ever! As the chap heading up Literacy at my school, I've been doing a lot of reading and thinking around the subject over the past year. I've become particularly Read full article »Redesigning a curriculum
March 25, 2013
Effective reform must start with the understanding that the curriculum is the central focus and the central business of schools. Effective curricula are the sina que non of the system that is capable of delivering Read full article »Building evidence into education
March 14, 2013
Does he look happy? Today I got to rub shoulders with the great and the good at Bethnal Green Academy (second most improved school in the land, dontcha know?) for the Teach First sponsored launch of Read full article »The Grand Unified Theory of Mastery
March 10, 2013
Is this all you need to know about motivation, learning and professional development? No, probably not. But, it is a beguilingly complete way of tying together many of the theories which have baffled and bedevilled me over Read full article »
