Monthly Archives: August 2013

September is often the time for new ideas. New classes, new responsibilities, new agendas. Many of these new ideas are worthwhile and will have a clear impact. Some will be unceremoniously dumped, some forgotten about and some stay past their … Continue reading →

This week I started a Masters level course on Supporting Teacher Learning. I signed up for a couple of reasons: first of all to develop my mentoring skills and my ability to help develop peer learning networks, something I think … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Education for Everyone:
To the Gove-Adonis faction, Wellington Academy is everything that they dream of. An academy of course, replacing an unsuccessful maintained school. And an academy sponsored by that superstar of the private sector Anthony Seldon…

Originally posted on learningtohelplearning:
After failing abysmally to keep up with #ukedchat on twitter, I thought I would write here what I should have wrote there. Learning through play sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? It works so well in the EYFS/KS1…

Originally posted on DCulberhouse:
School wasn’t something I enjoyed…it was something I endured. School was never a place of joy growing up.  I spend little time reflecting on those years, let alone reminiscing over any fond memories.  The frustrations began…

Originally posted on MissAngry:
10) 5 phrases to use to fool your tutor group you actually know what snapchat is 9) The first 10 places you should look for your ipad charger 8) 10 ways to spot a pupil texting…

Originally posted on Creative Teacher Support:
If you play a word association game with most teachers (something akin to “Mallet’s Mallet”) and say the word “assessment”, what is the word most commonly returned? I would hazard a few answers here,…

Originally posted on teacherhead:
Exams are more complicated that we want to believe. This week I met Glenys Stacey, the CEO of OfQual.  She’d invited me to share views about aspects of the examination system.  I had previously met Amanda…

OK, so here’s a quick summary of the story so far: A few days ago I suggested in a blog post that maybe AfL ‘wasn’t all that’. Lots of lovely people kindly got in touch to point out that I clearly … Continue reading →