My hopes for diversity in 2017 #BAMEed
Is diversity a term that can be too vague and allow people to be lazy?
Stories about education
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Do we educate for conformity?
Is education too often about making children conform? Is so, is that a problem? 157 words
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Stuff nobody tells you when you get promoted #1
We learn signs to flag up safeguarding issues for students but not for the adults who we are also responsible for in our schools and teams.
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Unconventional Leadership: My interview on the inspiration for teachers podcast
Recently I was interviewed by Kelly Long for the Inspiration for Teachers podcast. Being interviewed really makes you reflect on your professional practice so I’d recommend it if you get offered the opportunity. Kelly conducted a great interview with the main theme being unconventional leadership. A few of the key points covered: Teacher parent relationships – […]
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A question of values
Recently a friend handed in her notice with no job to go to. One of my closest friends did something similar two years ago. Both had recently been promoted at a new school. A few years ago I was signed off work having had a breakdown and made the decision that I would never work […]
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How our own education shapes us
This week I’ve come across the educational biographies of two influential thinkers in the educational world. One, Laura McInerney has just been appointed to the board of the Teacher Development Trust, a promising organisation committed to ensuring high quality professional development for teachers. The other, Sir Ken Robinson, was recently interviewed on BBC Radio 4’s […]
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Whatever I think I am, that's what I'm not*
Perception is an interesting thing. Some time ago I undertook a 360 degree diagnostic as part of a course that I’m on. I assessed myself against the criteria and asked a variety of my colleagues to do the same, anonymously and online. I received feedback from people I line managed, others more senior than me, […]
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True beliefs trump fad worship
Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about values and ethos. It’s been a month where recent announcements have led to whole cohorts of children being entered for exams and then withdrawn again. I don’t want to write specifically regarding early entries, as I feel much has been written about those subjects and there is no […]
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Let's do it our way
Why do we never learn as teachers? It seems that not a month goes by without us angrily reacting to something that the current Secretary of State for Education has said or that the current Chief Inspector of Ofsted has pronounced. We get riled by a press release or a headline in the national press, […]
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Don't do it for the money
From time to time jobs come up in schools. Maybe your school, maybe other schools. Perhaps a TLR with additional responsibilities or perhaps a completely new role. Whatever it is can I just say, if the only reason you are applying is that it’s more money than you get paid now, don’t do it. Most […]