THE REFLECTIVE TEACHER

Whether entering the infamous NQT year (with 1 in 7 dropping out during this year), or an experienced teacher who has seen it all, most teachers will have mo...

Recently, I've been thinking about the language we use in schools (for example, how we communicate/ outline expectations), heavily sparked by GCSE results da...

September is finally here. How has this happened? Surely, it was only yesterday that we were wishing students ‘good luck’ for exams and 5 minutes since we wi...

As society and employment evolve at breakneck pace, educational revolution must follow, writes Will Cowell Most of us have seen the video. You probably watch...

I remember my first experience in an FE college well. It involved presiding over enrolment season in late August/ early September with too many emails flying...

As an English teacher and leader in FE, I spend my time working with GCSE English and maths students who have achieved less than a grade 4 at KS4. A lot of m...

Exams have been and gone, students have departed, and an air of calm has descended. Mercifully, we now have time to properly reflect on the events of 2017/18...

Thursday afternoon. We are at the end of a lesson; it has been a good one. I’ve shared a poem, explored meaning, modelled analysis. They have nodded and duti...

Haven't found a role for September yet? Don't worry - there are lots of options Final PGCE assignments are handed in, goodbyes are shared at long placement s...

'Marking has evolved into an unhelpful burden for teachers, when the time it takes is not repaid in positive impact on pupils’ progress' - Ofsted, 2016 With ...

'Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on' - Louis L'Armour Hello there and welcome to my blog. The blog is inten...