How to write on education: insider tips!
Last week in London, I had the pleasure of meeting up with Ed Dorrell, content editor at the TES. The interview here could be super...
Essential History Teaching Templates 2017/2018
Its always annoyed me how much quality stuff I see and come across on the twittersphere and elsewhere that can be transferable in a...
Your 1st 5 minutes as a brand new HOD
Download the "1st 5 minutes as a HOD" sheet If you're feeling dizzy about a new middle leadership role, this blog is for you! Before you...
Michaela OFSTED grading is another example of a broken inspection system
Firstly, let me say congratulations to the staff and students at Michaela Community School, not for anything to do with their recent...
When one teacher calls another teacher a **** online
This week, a successful headteacher took to twitter to lambast another teacher he’d never met. It went something like this - “Jonathon...
My most popular TES blogs, ever
I have now written more than 50 articles for TES online (and two in the magazine) since December 2015. I've learnt so much along the way,...
Future History Teaching: Gaming in the Classroom
Last month, Gavin, one of my Year 7 students came up to me after a lesson and said - "I already know about the Battle of Hastings, I know...
Teaching History - BIG
What is "Big" History? For me, its anything that captures the imagination, enthuses or even sparks inspiration for students in a History...
Blogs that made me sit up and take notice in 2016 (Part 1)
Ah, its that time of year where every Tom, Dick and Harry starts with their "best of" lists. Well, as someone who likes a read and a good...
Memories are fickle. Lets remember these exceptional people this remembrance day.
As remembrance day approaches, I always think its so important that students (and everyone for that matter) considers individual examples...
