In
In
Improving One Thing at a Time
I was sitting in a middle leadership training seminar last Tuesday—one of those sessions where the presenter has a polished PowerPoint and a profound lack...
Read out all
In
Safeguarding Duties Every Adult Holds
If you ask the consultants or the people who write the glossy, hundred-page compliance handbooks, they’ll tell you that safeguarding is a complex web of...
Read out all
In
Improving One Thing at a Time
I was sitting in a middle leadership training seminar last Tuesday—one of those sessions where the presenter has a polished PowerPoint and a profound lack...
Read out all
In
Safeguarding Duties Every Adult Holds
If you ask the consultants or the people who write the glossy, hundred-page compliance handbooks, they’ll tell you that safeguarding is a complex web of...
Read out all
In
Exercise and Cognition: Modest but Real
I was sitting in the staff room last Tuesday, staring at a pile of half-marked essays and a lukewarm cup of tea, wondering why every...
Read out all
In
Working With a Family, Not Against Them
I remember sitting in a damp staffroom during a Tuesday period five, staring at a spreadsheet of “persistent absentees” that looked more like a work...
Read out all
In
The Complete Guide to Supporting Eal Pupils
I’ve sat through enough expensive, shiny CPD sessions to know exactly what’s coming: a twenty-slide deck filled with “linguistic scaffolding frameworks” and...
Read out all
In
Where a School’s Money Comes From
I remember sitting in a drafty departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy spreadsheet that promised “transformative educational investment,” while...
Read out all
In
Familiarity Feels Like Understanding
I remember sitting in a staff meeting ten years ago, listening to a consultant in a sharp suit explain how we could...
Read out all
In
One Question That Tells You Whether to Move on
I remember sitting in a departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, twenty-page training manual that promised a revolution in...
Read out all
In
Leading a Department in Your First Year
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room during my third year as a middle leader, staring at a glossy, twenty-page slide...
Read out all
In
Checking Thirty Pupils, Not Three
I was sitting in a CPD session last Tuesday—one of those mandatory ones where the presenter speaks in a sort of aggressive,...
Read out all
In
The Layer Where Most Change Happens
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room during my third year as Head of Department, staring at a glossy, twenty-page slide...
Read out all
In
Doing Well Today Is Not Learning
I remember sitting in a windowless training room back in 2012, listening to a consultant in a slim-fit suit explain why our...
Read out all
In
Spending Pupil Premium on Things That Work
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room ten years ago, listening to a consultant in a slim-fit suit explain how we...
Read out all
In
The Complete Guide to Supporting Send
I’ve sat through enough professional development sessions to know that when a consultant starts talking about a “complete guide to supporting SEND,”...
Read out all