Tim has been a headteacher with a successful track record; his last school had a reputation for innovation and their initiatives have been utilised by others and presented internationally.
School improvement has been at the heart of his career, working as an LLE, a School Improvement Partner, Professional Partner as well as an Ofsted inspector and mentor for trainee inspectors.
How can schools ensure a broad and balanced curriculum in a high-pressured test result system? Are we applying a broad and balanced curriculum in our schools despite SATs and GCSEs? Thoughts from a shed. We have three children. And through a lack of foresight in family planning, at the time... View Article
The Great Debate in Primary Education Education and debate. In this country, two words that are moulded together in the collective lexicon to much the same extent as ‘conversation and weather’ and ‘haircut and holiday destination’. It’s prevalent and has been for as long as I can remember, which is... View Article
Out of Africa – International Education Consultancy in Kenya Remember that last week in February? Weather was pretty awful wasn’t it? Well no actually. Not for me it wasn’t. Because I was in Kenya for a week. And yes, that does make me a smug git. But it also makes me... View Article
The importance of science in the primary curriculum I’ve always loved Gary Larson cartoons since I first came across them during my student days and spent what was left of my overdraft on a couple of the anthologies. (For those of you who don’t know who Gary Larson is… He drew... View Article
Tips for being a science subject leader in primary schools… I’m finding that an increasing amount of my time in schools is spent working with middle leaders, including science subject leaders. So with the benefit of this experience, I thought that a ‘Top Ten Tips for the Science Co-ordinator’ blog... View Article
Put the kettle on and let’s talk about maths. When I get home on a Friday night, members of my family (once they’ve eventually looked up from their respective screens of various dimensions and realised I’m back) will often ask, ‘Where have you been this week?’. And I will normally... View Article
