Questions or statements
You can be wrong answering a question. You can not be wrong answering a statement. As I was preparing my AOB at the SLT meeting I called up a sticky note. On one of the “used” notes was the above …
Hama time
The important issue of teacher well-being was the hot topic upon Nicky Morgan’s introduction as Education Secretary. In fact it was highlighted to fanfared concern and a workforce survey. The DfE trumpeted concerns are now just three key commitments; More time to prepare for …
Raising the profile anti-bullying
Sharing an hour commute with my two Vice Principal colleagues has arguable been the best professional development I have experienced. The week / term ahead is always discussed and most return journeys focus on the decisions of the day, “washed-up,” challenged and …
Why WomenEd?
I was not swayed by Emma Watson’s speech to the United Nations nor Michael Kimmel’s profound TEDWomen presentation. Although I was hugely impressed by Kimmel’s enchanting presentation style. More importantly he left me with one very important reflection. Privilege is …
The rabbit reappeared
It had been bothering me on and off for most of the day. Something part forgotten, part remembered. Something Old Monkey Mind had said. Understanding requires mastery of four ways of looking at things – as they were, as they are, …
How deep the rabbit-hole goes?
A Twitter bio offers a curious combination of infinite time (to compose and write) though limited words to describe oneself. It therefore offers an insightful glimpse to the self-perception of the author. Keven Bartle’s bio purports Daddy, Headteacher and co-conspirator with @hgaldinoshea Confidently humble & humbly confident …
Education Magpies
We are all educational magpies aren’t we? Last year the Teaching and Learning team encouraged our Executive Principal to turnover the Wednesday briefing to a Teaching and Learning briefing. There has been a range of applications; our VP sharing positive feedback …
Fractions, decimals and percentages
The unit practice paper certainly presented the pupils with a serious challenge. Many of the pupils found understanding / decoding the actual question more difficult then maths required to solve it. As their teacher, I learnt that “decoding questions” is a skill …