How state schools in England improved rapidly after 2010

More than a decade ago I was the head of Harrow, a good school but an unusual one being 100% boarding and 100% boys – and private. So when I retired I decided to do a few things which might inform me about state schools, the schools which teach the vast majority of children. What... Continue Reading →

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The two documents which purport to define a good teacher: obviousness of a tricky kind

For forty years I was a classroom teacher and a head teacher. I recruited hundreds of teachers, observed thousands of lessons and I am confident I know what good teaching looks like. As Jonathan Smith, the former head of English at Tonbridge School, once said, the characteristics of good teaching are pretty obvious, but it... Continue Reading →

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How state schools in England improved rapidly after 2010

The two documents which purport to define a good teacher: obviousness of a tricky kind

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