Over the past few weeks I met with a couple of teachers, at their request, to provide an evidence statement about their work and development over the past academic year. I found the discussions absolutely fascinating; one I had observed teaching a class on a couple of occasions in the week before and the other I hadn’t. Continue reading
Christopher Logue invites us to “come to the edge”. It can be a frightening or exhilarating place to stand; it depends on whether you think you are about to plummet or fly. Continue reading
In an exclusive story Schools Week revealed that a “key report from the body which recommends teachers’ pay will not be published until after the EU referendum, despite having been sent to government almost a month ago.” What a great excuse for a bit of speculation; has the one percent ceiling for teacher pay been breached or is the report damning about teacher supply? Fat chance of the first; it’s the latter for me. Continue reading