In what has been called the age of managerialism and accountability, schools seem to be measured...
Improving outcomes for low attainers
Here are the slides and notes from my session from ResearchEd yesterday. I found the warmth and...
Peeling back the layers
Once you look even a little below the surface, the state of reading in our secondary schools...
How To Build Motivation
Does the skill of motivating others come naturally, or can it be learned? What gets you out...
Spring Cleaning
In order to let in fresh air, sometimes it’s necessary to get rid of the clutter. My mother...
A Call for Accuracy
Disagree if you like, but let's get the facts right. One thing that I have enjoyed about...
Marching to a Different Tune
We don't have to live with the same old assumptions. I have been a little perplexed at a...
The natural home for reading interventions (and it’s not SEN)
English or SEN? Does it really matter who manages the delivery of a reading intervention? If it’s...
SEND the right message
It seems that SEN is the Cinderella of education. Both physically and metaphorically, SEN...
Are all reading interventions created equal?
Does it really matter which one we choose? Surely it's the fact that we are doing something that...
Schools, Character and Justice
Schools cannot teach character while we perpetuate injustice. I've just read some fab posts on...
7 Misconceptions About Teaching Adolescents to Read
The scale of the problem of students leaving secondary school unable to read is an...