Vulnerable position
To say that you are ready to learn something is admitting you don’t know it all – that’s a vulnerable position to take. Even when you are in the middle of an Ofsted no notice inspection, there are distractions. The …
Being Ofsted ready
The two day, no notice Ofsted inspection has been full throttle from start to finish. From the call, to staff briefing, to SLT meeting. It is an intense schedule for both the school and the inspectors, and preparing that schedule is a logistical …
2pm Ofsted calling
It really is a leadership moment when you announce to your staff body that Ofsted will be joining us for briefing tomorrow morning at the end of another busy day. I wrote the above introduction during a short break after the …
Spoonful of ideas
Two topics and thirty minutes on a Sunday evening with #SLTchat provides more than a spoonful of ideas. SImply, tweeters vote up top two topics which are then thrown to the wolves. You can, of course, follow the hashtag live or catch up via the archive Storify.com/SLTchat. Why not …
Dystopian English
Look hands up, before I started this post apocalyptic, dystopian creative writing gig to get my lacklustre students writing, I didn’t even know what ‘dystopian’ meant, I have @jamesmichie to thank for that. It starts with the hot (if ageing) …
ATL 3-2-1
No, it is not some 80’s reference to win ‘Dusty Bin.’ It is an update to the letters and meetings that followed the ATL 3,2 and 1 band letters sent home this week. The letters, available if you want them, clearly …
Rhod’s work experience
The royal ‘we’ do enjoy Rhod Gilbert’s work experience. This week comical victim occupation… Teaching. Primary teaching to be exact. To be fair, the program the show offers a fairly balanced yet witty overview, after all Rhod is the star …
Solutions, and strange ideas
The solution only make sense once you understand the problem. Sometimes you just have to jump out the window and grow wings on the way down – Ray Bradbury Success comes through rapidly fixing our mistakes rather than getting things …