David Benyon. Hettie Williams. Gwen Mayor. Ann Maguire. Phillip Lawrence. They might not all be names you recognise. What they have in common is the courage they displayed in terrifying circumstances. In all except Hettie’s classroom, those decision cost them their lives. I’m writing this on the eve of my first key worker shift at […]
The One Starting Home Schooling
MrA’s school closed as of 9pm last night. He only found out when he got up this morning! He was up at the usual time (0615) Andres his breakfast. At 0800 he was asked to get dressed and to tidy his desk. By about 0930 he’d achieved this! No specific work had been sent by […]
The One About Job Sharing
How Can Job-Sharing Enhance School-wide Curriculum Design? This article first appeared the Chartered College of Teaching’s journal, Impact, in Summer 2019. In January 2019, Damian Hinds announced that the DfE would be supporting schools to implement flexible working practices such as job-sharing, where two teachers perform the role of one full time staff member, as […]