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What's it like being a new teacher?
Jan 06, 2015 |
Category: leadership
I've been very fortunate to spend time with a variety of new teachers over the past few years. Whether they're on PGCE placements, NQTs, RQTs or Teach First participants they are all, without exce...
Undermining teachers is easy
Jan 29, 2015 |
Category: leadership
Your views are out of date, David and don't work, just expecting pupils to behave.Paul Garvey, Education consultantThere are two schools in every school: the school of the high-status staff member, wi...
Back to school Part 1: Routines
Aug 19, 2014 |
Category: leadership
This series of #backtoschool blogs summarises much of my thinking as it’s developed over the past few years and is aimed at new or recently qualified teachers. Each area has been distilled to 5 ‘top t...
On behaviour
Mar 20, 2014 |
Category: leadership
Most of what makes classrooms work lies beneath the surface. The here and now of lessons and classrooms is dependent on the routines and relationships teachers have forged over time. If you’re clear a...
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