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The Curriculum: If It Ain't Broke...
The limits of the status quo ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is a common enough phrase. If it were true in all cases I would now be pedalling around...
The Curriculum: If It Ain't Broke...
The limits of the status quo ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ is a common enough phrase. If it were true in all cases I would now be pedalling around...
Doha and Back Again
My experience doing inset abroad On a grey, wintery day, I was asked, “Would you be interested in some inset abroad in Doha?” I love to travel and see new...
Doha and Back Again
My experience doing inset abroad On a grey, wintery day, I was asked, “Would you be interested in some inset abroad in Doha?” I love to travel and see new...
Getting to Grips with Grammar
Why should we teach grammar? Well, we now have an intense focus on grammar within the statutory English curriculum, so that is certainly one reason! Much more than that, however,...
Getting to Grips with Grammar
Why should we teach grammar? Well, we now have an intense focus on grammar within the statutory English curriculum, so that is certainly one reason! Much more than that, however,...
Being a Primary Deputy Head, This Much I Know...
When I was 11 years old I knew that I wanted to be a primary school teacher. It wasn’t just the influence of having parents as teachers (they didn’t put...
Being a Primary Deputy Head, This Much I Know...
When I was 11 years old I knew that I wanted to be a primary school teacher. It wasn’t just the influence of having parents as teachers (they didn’t put...
Leading English Effectively in Primary Schools
Leading English in a primary school is a vast undertaking and, with all the current shifts and changes with the implementation and embedding of the 2014 curriculum, it has become...
Leading English Effectively in Primary Schools
Leading English in a primary school is a vast undertaking and, with all the current shifts and changes with the implementation and embedding of the 2014 curriculum, it has become...
Leading Lights in the World of Maths
Euclid, Hypatia, Archimedes. Pythagoras, Newton, Euler. Fibonacci, Pascal, Somerville, Turing. Mrs Emma Lacey from Redbrick Primary School. Every one of them a mathematics pioneer. Every one of them a leading...
Leading Lights in the World of Maths
Euclid, Hypatia, Archimedes. Pythagoras, Newton, Euler. Fibonacci, Pascal, Somerville, Turing. Mrs Emma Lacey from Redbrick Primary School. Every one of them a mathematics pioneer. Every one of them a leading...