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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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Decoding, Fluency and Comprehension in Order
I was sitting in a training seminar last Tuesday—one of those sessions with lukewarm coffee and a presenter who clearly hasn’t stepped...
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Appraisal That Develops Rather Than Judges
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room back in 2014, staring at a glossy PowerPoint presentation that promised to revolutionise our...
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Confidence Comes From Evidence of Success
I was sitting in a middle leadership training session last Tuesday—the kind where the air conditioning is too loud and the presenter’s...
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Reading Thirty Books and Writing One Sheet
I remember sitting in a staffroom meeting ten years ago, nodding politely while a consultant in a sharp suit explained how “data-driven...
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Choosing a School With Imperfect Information
I remember sitting in a drafty school hall during a parents’ evening, watching a mother of three try to navigate a stack...
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The Complete Guide to Classroom Routines
If you’ve spent more than twenty minutes on Pinterest or browsing through those glossy, “innovative” teaching blogs, you’ve probably been sold a...
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Teachers Leave Cultures, Not Children
I remember sitting in a windowless meeting room in 2014, listening to a consultant in a slim-fit suit explain how a new...
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The Complete Guide to Behaviour Management
I remember sitting in a staff meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, twenty-page handout promised to be the “complete guide...
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The Growth Mindset Evidence, Honestly
I remember sitting in a staff meeting back in 2016, staring at a glossy PowerPoint presentation that promised a revolution in student...
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Whole Class Feedback Instead of Thirty Books
I remember sitting at my kitchen table in 2014, surrounded by three different colour-coded highlighters and a stack of essays that felt...
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