How would you like to be observed? by @TeacherToolkit
As Ofsted continue to face yet more challenges over the validity of lesson observations, I discuss how best we can…
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#Vamoose! I’m off to @QKynaston … by @TeacherToolkit
“A man is never the same for long. He is continually changing. He seldom remains the same even for half…
10 reasons to love #homework by @TeacherToolkit
As part of my push to drive the standards of homework setting and getting in my own classroom, I thought…
The teacher-genetic-code by @TeacherToolkit
Some time ago, I had an annual appraisal review meeting with my headteacher. Of course, I won’t blog the full…
50 forward-planning questions by @TeacherToolkit
In March 2014, after a coaching and mentoring session, I posted 30 simple questions for the teacher, middle leader and…
Creative Teaching and Applied Imagination by @TeacherToolkit
The online blogosphere provides teachers with the opportunity to reflect online and use one another to bounce-back dialogue. This reciprocal-feedback…
Peer-to-peer ‘fear or hear’? by @TeacherToolkit
I attended my first ever school TeachMeet last year and during and after the event, the experience posed many, many…
Getting it right: The value of observations (Part 2/2)
In April 2014, I raised “The importance of observations and ‘Getting It Right’ (Part 1)” and highlighted the open versus…
A Culture of Lesson Observations
Almost three months have now passed since Ofsted announced the ground-breaking news, that inspectors would no longer be grading individual…
How can @OfstedNews win over teachers?
Ofsted is ‘no longer just disliked, but disdained‘, according to last week’s teacher conferences.
What goes on behind a headteacher’s closed door? by @JillBerry102
This post answers the 35th question from my TeacherToolkit Thinking page of Thunks. Thunk 35: What goes on behind a…
5 Warning Signs of a Lousy Teacher
This blog is based on my teaching experience alone.