Vulnerable position
To say that you are ready to learn something is admitting you don’t know it all – that’s a vulnerable position to take. Even when you are in the middle of an Ofsted no notice inspection, there are distractions. The …
Teaching
Applying teaching strategied, techniques and ideas.
Dystopian English
Look hands up, before I started this post apocalyptic, dystopian creative writing gig to get my lacklustre students writing, I didn’t even know what ‘dystopian’ meant, I have @jamesmichie to thank for that. It starts with the hot (if ageing) …
Rhod’s work experience
The royal ‘we’ do enjoy Rhod Gilbert’s work experience. This week comical victim occupation… Teaching. Primary teaching to be exact. To be fair, the program the show offers a fairly balanced yet witty overview, after all Rhod is the star …
Stars and bars – ALT impact
This afternoon I received an email about the ‘practicalities and cost’ of the ATL ‘stars and bars’ reward system. If I am honest, the main expense is staff time. Every cycle our staff enter 2000+ grades, that is a significant staff investment …
The power of community
I get so much from my online colleagues that I am so looking forward to making about dozen people 3D and meeting up with many of them at The Teaching, Learning and Assessment Conference on March 16th, 2013 at Berkhamsted. Surely …
Timelines made easy
It’s back, and its better than before. Office Timeline 2012 is the quick, intuitive timeline plugin for Powerpoint. I first used it when preparing a whole project presentation, after all every whole school project presentation deserves a timeline right? In just a …
Big data display
Do not get angry with me about the photo. It is not purposefully far away, though not purposefully grainey. At least I do not have to apply a blurring filter. Confidentiality you understand. It is my big data display, my big …
English Radar
The SSAT English radar is an electronic newsletter, distributed to the SSAT’s English network, approximately 3000 Heads of English and teachers of English, as well as senior leaders, across England. It focuses on the successful leadership and management of an English …