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The Adult Who Notices
I’ve sat through enough Ofsted-ready presentations to know that the official handbook on how form tutors support pupils is essentially a work of high-concept fiction....
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Practising the Bit You Are Bad at
I remember sitting in a windowless training suite back in 2014, nodding politely while a consultant in a slim-fit suit explained exactly how deliberate practice...
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The Adult Who Notices
I’ve sat through enough Ofsted-ready presentations to know that the official handbook on how form tutors support pupils is essentially a work of high-concept fiction....
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Practising the Bit You Are Bad at
I remember sitting in a windowless training suite back in 2014, nodding politely while a consultant in a slim-fit suit explained exactly how deliberate practice...
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Teaching Outside Your Specialism
I remember sitting in a windowless departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, twenty-page “Curriculum Implementation Guide” that promised a revolutionary way to...
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The Complete Guide to Leading a Department
If you pick up any “complete guide to leading a department” from a major educational publisher, you’ll likely find a glossy, step-by-step manual on “strategic...
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Exclusion Process and Its Alternatives
I remember standing in the corridor outside my Year 9 classroom, the smell of damp coats and floor polish heavy in the...
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Inclusion Needs Resourcing, Not Just Willing
I remember sitting in a windowless training room ten years ago, staring at a glossy PowerPoint presentation that promised a revolutionary new...
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Passing on What Actually Helps the Next Teacher
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room in late June, staring at a forty-page “Transition Strategy” document that had been color-coded...
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Deploying a Ta So They Are Not a Spare Adult
I remember sitting in a department meeting fifteen years ago, listening to a consultant explain how we could “optimise human capital” by...
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The Complete Guide to Managing Teacher Workload
I was sitting in a departmental meeting three years ago, listening to a consultant in a sharp suit explain how a new...
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Creativity Requires Something to Be Creative With
I was sitting in a CPD session last Tuesday—the kind where the air conditioning is too loud and the presenter is far...
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Getting and Reviewing an Ehcp
I remember sitting in a drafty departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, three-page pamphlet from the local authority that...
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Reports Parents Can Act on
I remember sitting in a windowless departmental meeting back in 2014, staring at a glossy, twenty-page handbook on “holistic communication strategies” that...
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Homework With a Purpose or Not at All
I remember sitting in a department meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, twenty-page training manual that promised a “revolutionary paradigm...
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The Complete Guide to Instructional Coaching
I’ve sat through enough “professional development” seminars to know that when a consultant starts talking about a “complete guide to instructional coaching,”...
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