Teams
I know that I am a little left field in my outlook on teaching and on leadership. I make no bones about it and I am comfortable in my own leadership skin. One core value is that if I wish …
Why and then what – in six steps
What are our priorities, what are my objectives? These two questions have taken on a new dimension, having moved into a VP role. Previously, it was about moving a dept on, or a group of departments on, now its the …
Excuses
If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you will find an excuse. A simple line of motivation. A useable phrase to ‘test’ the students that wants to give you twenty reasons why their coursework …
Modelling
If would have been an outstanding lesson had you modelled to the students what it was you wanted to see. I guess modelling what I wanted the students to produce was / would be a useful strategy. Moving to the English …
Good enough
Sunday mornings, courtesy of our two year old daughter, often start early. This morning her enthusiasm to get the day started provided plenty of time for me to read through my RSS with Nick JR droning on in the background. …
90 minutes a day
This week I collected my possessions from my old office at Hamble Community Sports College and moved into my new office at The Wellington Academy. I suspect you can imagine the emotional confusion that tasks holds. One consequence (and opportunity) of the new …
Learning to be a…
Learning to be a… better English teacher. This is, and will continue to be, an on-going task. In getting ready for starting at The Wellington Academy, I found some scribbled notes and a post it. The notes were from a CPD session using the …
36 years in teaching
This post has been brewing for almost a week now. We broke up Friday afternoon, travelled home to Eastbourne and the comforts of a Travel Lodge family room that evening. We attended my sisters wedding, delivered presents, visited friends and …