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Should old acquiantance be forgot
As we hurtle towards the end of another year, it’s only natural that we take stock of the year that’s passed, reflect on the things we’ve achieved, the…
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“In the Style Of” Rethinking imitation and authenticity in early writing
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Over the last few years, I’ve led a lot of curriculum development work. Some of this was driven by schools wanting to shift their focus due to the…
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What’s in a name?
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Last week I was told about an Ofsted inspector who had criticised a Nursery teacher for encouraging the children in her class (aged 3 and 4 years old)…
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And times move so fast…
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I’m in my office again, gearing up for the start of a new term, in the New Year, having made a deliberate choice to take the same school…
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Speaking out !
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The request to “do some digging on Ruth Swales” (sic) was met with the response “ Can’t find anything specific from Ruth that brings the department into disrepute.…
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The long weekend
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Grief is something you live with. Sometimes it inhabits a huge part of your day and is at the forefront of your mind, at other times it is…
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It could have been me…
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An anonymous headteacher shares the devastating effect an inspection had upon their school, staff and community.
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Musings from the studio
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The notion that we’re in control is really just an illusion, we’re not really in control at all, illness and accidents remind us that it only takes one…
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At the end of a long term….
Time is one of the most precious commodities we have. Teachers and leaders know what they want to do, but the challenge is to find the time to…
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