Monthly Archives: December 2016

thinkingreadingwritings 2016 has been a very challenging, but rewarding, year. Establishing a rigorous, powerful approach to reading intervention in secondary schools takes time to embed: There is a great deal for teaching staff to take on board, school systems need … Continue reading →

Here follows a selection of some of what I consider to be my best posts of 2016. I’ve learned not to be surprised that what I think is my best writing is rarely appreciated by others and this… Continued here … Continue reading →

  Wembley Park, north London Competitive salary & benefits Start September 2017 Do you want to be part of a team that will help inner-city children to do the seemingly impossible?  Michaela Community School is an exciting new free school … Continue reading →

Originally posted on Horatio Speaks:
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy  – Hamlet Many UK schools have invested in online ‘reading acceleration’ schemes which claim to foster a richer reading culture and to…

Here follows my extremely partial take on some of the blog post I have most enjoyed reading this year Heather Fearn – Reading fluency and the ‘Tragedy of the Commons’ My only continuing niggle… Continued here http://ift.tt/2hBWxti

Originally posted on Governing Matters:
Another busy year for governors. The year started with local governing bodies featuring in the news and ended with Ofsted’s report into governance. The notable events of the year as they happened. January The academy…

Labour’s botched 2006 Act should be repealed. Source: John Bald: Ofsted still isn’t working

Originally posted on Scenes From The Battleground:
There was an event at Michaela School the weekend before last. You can watch videos of it here. One of the points that stuck out for me was when Deputy Headteacher, Barry Smith,…

Originally posted on e=mc2andallthat:
“Something with a lot of energy will kill you.” This has stayed with me from my PGCE course at Swansea University, many years ago. It was said by Frank Banks, the course tutor, in…

Originally posted on To Miss with Love:
I went with a friend and her son to see Santa at the Westfield centre and it made me feel ill. Maybe it was the fact that Santa’s grotto was decorated in Kung Fu Panda.…