A blog since 2011 — thinking out loud about professional learning, school improvement, and what AI means for classrooms.
My new piece in the Telegraph today which trails my talks at the Telegraph Festival of Education at Wellington College http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/Festival-of-Education/12103607/How-do-we-unleash-greatness-in-teachers.html
Updated 13:30 17th January with another checklist! So many conversations leave leave people with more misunderstanding than they started. Workplaces are rife with suspicion about hidden agendas, lack…
Imagine it: your face flushes red, your shoulders tense, your skin prickles and your stomach sinks. Stress, anxiety, anger – it’s your body’s fight or flight response. When…
Poor communication sucks the life out of organisations. Many teams are full of uncomfortable issues, awkward misunderstandings and confusing meetings where everyone leaves with a different idea of…
This article appears in the May edition of Education Investor magazine and the Teacher Development Trust blog Better schools will need better teachers. And that means better CPD,…
How do you improve education? Everyone has a theory, arguments rage. Governments around the world are trying all sorts of exciting schemes, and we can all see that…
This blog piece originally appeared in The Guardian on Monday 26th March 2012 Two hundred million pounds is a lot of money to spend every year. It’s the…
This article first appeared on the Guardian Teacher Blog on 20th February. ICT spending: proceed with caution Technology doesn’t guarantee improved learning outcomes – put the pedagogy first…
Are you a CPD provider with courses, consultancy or resources for teachers and schools in England? Then this message is for you! Dear CPD provider, The National CPD…