Monthly Archives: March 2015

The internet if awash with advice on how to approach a job interview from the point of view of an interviewee. If you’re a teacher, looking for specfic advice on interviews in the schools sector you could do worse than … Continue reading →

Driving to work this morning listening to Radio 4 ( #middleaged) I caught the end of a debate about the difference between power and influence. They were talking about politics but it got me thinking about how important these are in … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Suzie Speaks:
Wow. With three instrumental workshops, a tech rehearsal, a full evening music concert with 75 kids, two full ensemble rehearsals, two coursework folders, five awards assemblies and a set of reports on top of my…

When is helping a student not in his best interests, or fair to other students? It is a tricky question, and one of many we considered with a small group of teachers, school leaders and academics in a symposium on Teacher Ethics … Continue reading →

Originally posted on The NFER blog:
By Ben Durbin, Head of Impact Last night, David Cameron and Ed Miliband faced questions from Jeremy Paxman and members of the public in the first set piece event of the election campaign.  So, in…

Originally posted on John Howson:
The publication today by UCAS of the end of cycle report for the 2014 teacher training admissions scheme has produced some interesting new data that raises questions about some of the assumptions in my previous…

I have just taken over leading the DiTE (Diversity in Teacher Education) project here at the Institute for Education. In this post I will summarise the main focus of the project. There is a major policy debate nationally – and … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Scenes From The Battleground:
Schools Week have published my review of the best blogs of the week. How can we motivate reluctant readers? By @katie_s_ashford An English teacher (and director of inclusion) discusses how best to get…