Yeah yeah yeah... I know, I am OPH. Grey, tired and quite possibly past my ticket to the great headteacher scrap-heap in the clouds. It is only a matter of time. As you trendy, trad, post progressive, digital natives get your... Continue Reading →
This is a thought piece about a simple word in education, a word I take issue with... obedience. This may be click bait... but I am not out to tie a burning straw man to a pole on this one.... Continue Reading →
We are living in interesting times. My wife has rolled her eyes at me more times this weekend than in our 30 year relationship (we met very young). This is due to my insistence to get involved in ‘detention gate’... Continue Reading →
This is hardly my most structured rant but I am increasingly concerned that education is in crisis. I keep hearing worrying stories and tales - this is a reaction to that. I have no answers - only more questions and... Continue Reading →
I'm having a moment. I saw one word yesterday and it's decided to mess with my head. In truth there's not that much to fiddle with. @Hywel_Roberts delivered a Friday the 13th INSET yesterday that covered many things but it... Continue Reading →
"Lead with hope not fear" Michelle Obama A few reasons why I love 'Hopeful Schools' by Mary Myatt 1: The chapters are not too long. I know, I could have started with a humdinger rather than an ode to my own... Continue Reading →
Somewhere, over the rainbow, way up high. I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. If Disney had done 2016 then they would take inspiration from the Wicked Witch of the West, the hunter who murdered Bambi's mother and... Continue Reading →
As this year draws to a close I realise I no longer have confidence that the primary school testing regime is fit for purpose (I don’t think I am alone). I no longer believe that the results we see up... Continue Reading →
I got a feeling inside of me It's kind of strange like a stormy sea The Damned - New Rose It is easy to get caught up in educations negative narrative net. I sometimes look to the left and I... Continue Reading →
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