Teaching it Real

From the first time I watched the film Educating Rita I identified with Rita.

Should we still care about curriculum?

Frankly, it’s amazing that schools work at all.

A closer look at Ofsted’s updated toolkit reveals unanswered questions about fairness, reliability and the real impact on schools and staff.

The Problem with “Disadvantage” There has been a lot of discussion, going on for many years now but sharpened in recent headlines, about disadvantage and education.

Writing any book is a nerve wracking experience.

How Do They Do It?

Last week a female politician crying in the Commons hit the headlines.

For a long time, I have used the familiar adage which is oft attributed to Mary Myatt of living it ‘not laminating it’.

Much of my adult identity was bound up in being a teacher.

We all know that school improvement is a complex beast.