Every now and again you come across a book that is an absolute gem; The Reading Mind by Daniel T. Willingham has captured my attention over the last few weeks. In attempting to provide some leadership to develop literacy across the school I’ve realised the limits of my knowledge. Reading has helped; in fact reading helps us all develop our knowledge. Continue reading
The Education Endowment Foundation’s Guidance Reports are gathering momentum; today saw their fourth one published on Improving Maths in Key Stages 2 & 3 with six more due for publication in 2018. Continue reading
If we were to design a system for training and developing teachers would we end up with anything like we currently have? The Headteachers’ Roundtable meeting, at the Guardian Offices five years on from its inaugural one, thought not. Continue reading