by admin | Oct 18, 2020 | Leadership
“The essence of great leadership is influence, not authority.” I haven’t written a blog in a while but I found sharing my thoughts extremely therapeutic during lockdown because it helped me to clear my mind which meant I could sleep better. It was soothing to be able...
by admin | Jun 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
This morning, I attended the Seneca English CPD webinar and particularly enjoyed Kat Howard’s discussion on curriculum. I also firmly believe that we are ‘all designers of the curriculum’ because it is crucial that you know what you are teaching, but more importantly,...
by admin | Apr 19, 2020 | Exams
The DfE recently released information regarding the cancelled summer 2020 examinations and how grades will be decided for students which I’ll come back to in more detail later. But what I’ve been contemplating lately is what is going to happen to our (current) Y10’s...
by admin | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19
Last night, the Queen addressed the nation with a highly emotive and historic speech. She was moving in her details yet brilliantly reassuring. It was an inspiring message that we all needed to hear: we can only get through this together. As she concluded, I reached...
by admin | Apr 6, 2020 | Remote Learning
Today is the first Monday of the Easter holidays and the start of the third week in lock down. Strangely, the last few weeks seem a bit of a blur. We have been teaching remotely since school closed and I am grateful for the structure it has provided. I have read a lot...
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