So the school has finally had the phone call. Weeks of SLT jumping every time the phone rings are over and the school has received notification that Ofsted are on their way tomorrow. The Headteacher had emerged from their office after speaking with the lead inspector and informed you... View Article
Many primary school leaders evidently see history as a strength in their curriculum given the proportion of history deep dives carried out during inspection, normally based on the headteacher suggesting this subject when asked to suggest a subject that is a strength. This makes sense… History is very... View Article
We all have the subject or subjects in the primary curriculum which are our ‘favourites’, perhaps because we studied them at university or because they reflect a personal interest or hobby such as aspects of PE or the arts. Geography is one of mine, despite having absolutely no sense of... View Article
When I was still in the classroom my favourite way to deliver a History lesson was to make it personal. I gave the children a story that they could believe in, with amazing characters that would relate to their own lives. I then rooted it meticulously in a different time,... View Article
So, as we get to the end of another school year, and one in which much of my time has been spent working with subject leaders, I thought I would share some of the comments made by those new to the role as they reflect on what they have learned... View Article
Self-evaluations are a closely guarded document and headteachers rarely see any others apart from their own. So here are some top tips to bear in mind when writing, or updating, your self-evaluation based on what I have found is fairly typical in many self-evaluations, regardless of the format used. School... View Article
