Once more into the classroom 2022
The end of the last term was difficult. I had to reapply for the position of Principal Teacher (basically a rerun of the process three months earlier with the same people) and failed. The short version was, on the day, my interview wasn’t good enough. I was hurt,...
Into Headship
From August 2020, in Scotland, gaining the Into Headship Certificate became a requirement for an individual to become a headteacher. It has always been an ambition of mine, since returning to education, to become, at some point a headteacher. Towards that end, I...
Moderation – how it works
Over the next couple of weeks, I will be looking at moderation and its implications for teachers and learners. Last year I was fortunate enough to be selected for QAMSO (Quality Assurance and Moderation Support Officer) training provided by Education Scotland. It...
Learning Styles – The Japanese knotweed of education
The pernicious nature of learning styles means that this idea is one of the most widely propagated educational myths. It is one that refuses to dissipate despite the mountains of evidence that they have no impact on individual learning. I was reminded of this during a...
Teacher Tools. Five @teacherhead blogs about teaching for easy sharing.
This blog is a designed for easy sharing of some of the more popular recent blogs from this site to help teachers reflect on their practice and to access some key research papers. 1. Read the Research Teaching and Learning Research Summaries: A collection for easy...
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