Reading Aurora Reid’s meditation on animacy and curriculum was like standing still in a clearing: something between a pause and … More
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What happens when we don’t get it right?
Note: this post is a reflection piece I am writing while reading Amy Edmondson “Right Kind of Wrong” A fear … More
We’re all tired
Exhaustion does strange things to people; things that we don’t mean to do, or things we used to do that … More
Leading Improvement: What I’ve learnt this year
This year as been a strange one for school leaders to say the least. So, when I was asked to … More
Making New Skills Stick
Having read Practice Perfect twice now, it is clear how the framework described within it is useful for the development … More
Powerful Classrooms
Last week I blogged about the research of Sam Twiselton that has shaped many of my thoughts around the development … More
Get Stuff Done
In all my leadership roles, I have had to lead some sort of change. Whether it is improving the results … More
The Development of a Teacher
I have always found it interesting charting my development as a teacher and how the focus of my attention within … More
Thoughts on Feedback
When considering the feedback I give my classes, I have always wondered have I got the effort vs impact balance … More
Developing a culture of practise
When I first adopted the idea of SLOP (shed loads of practise) in my class, I could instantly see the … More