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Question One – Why do you want to be a teacher?

Why do you want to be a teacher? It's the standard type of interview question, usually the first (sometimes adapted to say ‘at this school’) and it is almost always answered with little real or deep thought. But it is... Continue Reading →

Press Post and Duck – All teachers are lazy, good for nothing…

Right that got your attention. Firstly, to set the record straight, SLT's should support teachers so that they can teach. It is a no brainer. I have spent my last 10 years as a head doing this. To all the... Continue Reading →

Little White Lies – Love and Understanding as a School Leader

“There is not love of life without despair about life.” Albert Camus, L'Étranger. This blog is based on the book – The Road Less Travelled by M. Scott Peck which has changed my life recently. I cannot count the number... Continue Reading →

Books of Dust – The gentle art of taking assemblies

  The romantic notions of assemblies hark back to an age that has long since pasted – and yet the classical ideals behind them have not changed. Assemblies come in many forms: The Celebration – well done Cromwell for focussing... Continue Reading →

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