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A round up of some of my favourite posts so far this year

May 28, 2014 | Category: Featured

I was going to that thing where you round-up some of your favourite blog posts in the hope of getting a few more hits, but couldn't muster the enthusiasm. Instead, I thought I'd rip off some of the be...

#blogging

Whose English literature is it anyway?

May 27, 2014 | Category: English

Have you heard? Education Secretary, Michael Gove has personally intervened to ban the only books worth teaching in the entire canon of English literature. Twentieth century American classics like To...

#Of Mice and Men #English literature #Michael Gove

A request: Have you experienced any craziness in your school?

May 24, 2014 | Category: myths

If there's something you really want to believe, that's what you should question the most. Penn Jillette (Penn & Teller) So. I've started work on my next book, provisionally (and provocatively) entitl...

#cognitive bias

A horror story: Does Ofsted get it wrong again?

May 23, 2014 | Category: Featured

Following my the post earlier in the week on the fact that Ofsted inspectors seemingly continue to break the rule with impunity, a number of people got in touch with similar tales of woe. It certainly...

#Ofsted #Mike Cladingbowl #Matthew Coffey

A new twist on Slow Writing

May 22, 2014 | Category: Featured

Since first writing about Slow Writing back in May 2012 the original post has had almost 12,000 views and I've received regular emails and tweets from teachers who have been inspired to use and adapt...

Ofsted inspectors continue to do whatever they like

May 21, 2014 | Category: Featured

A few days a go after reading and retweeting this blog post from @cazzypot on the ongoing vagaries and inconsistencies of Ofsted, A head of MFL at a school in Hounslow got in touch to let me know how...

#Ofsted #lesson observation #Mike Cladingbowl

This is what I want

May 20, 2014 | Category: Featured

In the past few days I've told you what I think and a little bit about who I am. This post outlines the role I'd ideally like.Choosing to leave the classroom has had some surprising consequences.It wa...

#Martin Robinson

This is who I am

May 18, 2014 | Category: Featured

This post was written at the behest of Rory Gallagher (@EddieKayshun) who assured me that some people might find it interesting to know a little more about my background. He has persuaded all sorts of...

What works is a lot better than what doesn't

May 03, 2014 | Category: myths

Teachers often talk about the vital nature of their work and the fact that for the young people we teach there are no second chances. I've heard teaching compared to air traffic control and the risks...

#research #Cone of Learning #Gert Biesta #Make It Stick

The AfL debate: does it matter who's right?

Apr 28, 2014 | Category: assessment

If you're not already aware of my critique and Dylan Wiliam's defence of formative assessment I do recommending getting up to speed before reading this post. Dylan's defence rests on the idea that alt...

#Dylan Wiliam #Robert Bjork