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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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You Cannot Skill Your Way Past Not Knowing
I remember sitting in a middle leadership meeting ten years ago, listening to a consultant in a sharp suit explain that if...
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The Complete Guide to How Memory Works
I’ve sat through enough expensive, glossy CPD sessions to know that most people trying to give you a “complete guide to how...
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Running a Practical With Thirty Pupils
I remember standing in a science lab during a Tuesday period five, smelling that sharp, metallic tang of spilled chemicals and hearing...
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Vocational Routes and Where They Lead
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room back in 2014, listening to a consultant in a sharp suit explain how vocational...
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Comprehension Depends on Background Knowledge
I remember sitting in a professional development session back in 2014, watching a consultant in a crisp suit explain a complex, multi-layered...
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Risk Assessments That Are Actually Read
I remember standing in a corridor during a mid-winter fire drill, clutching a stack of half-marked essays and trying to prevent a...
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The Complete Guide to Study Skills
I’ve sat through enough “expert” seminars to know that most advice on how to learn is essentially just expensive wallpaper—it looks nice...
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Fluency and Reasoning Are Not in Tension
I was sitting in a CPD session last Tuesday—the kind where the air conditioning is slightly too loud and the presenter is...
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Academic, Vocational and the False Hierarchy
I remember sitting in a department meeting three years ago, staring at a stack of glossy, laminated prospectuses that looked more like...
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Premises Compliance Nobody Talks About
I remember standing in a corridor during a particularly grim February inspection, watching a senior leader explain to a visitor how a...
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