Icebergs, taking risks & being outstanding : February 11, 2013
How do we recognise a great teacher, a great lesson or great teaching and learning? How do we know what we’re seeing is outstanding? The sad truth is that often observers don’t (or can’t) see the wood for the trees. They see your planning, they see your interactions with a group of students and, hopefully, they see [...]
Hula hooping about literature : July 16, 2011
Day 1 Have just finished reading Phil Beadle’s book, Dancing About Architecture at 2.39 am. I received it in the post today and tore open the packaging about about 7pm. I have never read an education book like this. And I’ve just noticed that there are several ways to interpret that last sentence: all of them appropriate. [...]
