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Posted on October 19, 2017October 19, 2017Uncategorized

Developing the art of teaching outside lessons

The title of this blog may seem misleading, so I’m going to quickly clarify that what I do not mean here is the educationally dubious…

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Posted on September 17, 2017Behaviour

Learning the art of silent behaviour management

Although I can see the value of no-excuses behaviour approaches, I currently work in a school which does not use it. There are many ways…

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Posted on September 10, 2017September 10, 2017Behaviour

In defence of no-excuses behaviour approaches

Before I start, I would first like to point out that this blog would not have existed with this line of argument before I became…

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Posted on April 10, 2017Leadership

Surviving as a DHOY

It was a significant surprise to me when it turned out that my first progression within the school environment was on the pastoral side. When…

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Posted on February 18, 2017Politics of Education

What is the Chartered College of Teachers for?

A hive of uncertainty has surrounded the announcement and set-up of the new Chartered College of Teachers (CCT). Some are delighted that a new body…

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Posted on July 5, 2016Politics of Education

The moral purpose of teaching and today’s NUT strike

Today I went on strike. Having spent a lot of time being quite a left-wing kinda person, striking has been something I’ve supported from afar. I’ve…

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Posted on May 22, 2016Assessment

Settling on a new A Level Religious Studies specification

A veritable flurry of posts on new Religious Studies specifications has hit blogosphere over the last few days thanks to the fact that all the different…

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Posted on February 7, 2016Assessment

Why the new GCSE reforms are making teachers so angry

“We are being forced to run a race where the route keeps changing after having run through it. The problem is, we have to turn around and…

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Posted on August 10, 2015August 10, 2015Assessment

Should we have single exam boards for qualifications?

The Guardian has today posted a story claiming that ministers are floating the prospect of moving to a single exam board system as a result of…

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Posted on July 5, 2015Assessment

The fallacy of intensive marking rotas

It is an absolute imperative in any contemporary school which has an aim of achieving an ‘Outstanding’ Ofsted that ‘the books must be up-to-date’. Marking is…

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