Category Archives: School Leadership

This much I know about…Performance-Related Pay for Teachers

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about performance-related pay for teachers. Who brought politics into education? Last December I was asked … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…preparing for an OFSTED inspection

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

I have been a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about preparing from an OFSTED inspection. In March 2012 I received a letter from OFSTED saying that the earliest we could be inspected … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…having my lesson graded Good when I felt it was Outstanding!

Posted on March 23, 2013 by

I have been a teacher of Economics for six months, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about having my lesson graded Good when I felt it was Outstanding! Above all else … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…developing leadership and shaping the SLT

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about developing leadership and shaping the SLT. The days of having to time-serve before gaining a … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…holding steady

Posted on February 9, 2013 by

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about holding steady. Fortune, good night, smile once more; turn thy wheel! – King Lear, … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how all of us will improve our teaching (and so make our school a truly great school)

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how all of us will improve our teaching (and so make our school a truly great … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how we teach reading skills to our weakest readers

Posted on January 19, 2013 by

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how we teach reading skills to our weakest readers. Primary-secondary transfer is profoundly important; … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…how we will become a truly great school

Posted on January 11, 2013 by

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about how we will become a truly great school. I have spent the last month … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…why all of us must improve our teaching (no matter how good our school)

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about why all of us must improve our teaching. For the past month, since I … Continue reading →

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This much I know about…keeping the main thing the main thing.

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

I have been a teacher of English for 24 years, a Headteacher for 9 years and, at the age of 48, this much I know about keeping the main thing the main thing. Can we really structure our school so … Continue reading →

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