I try not to take a term for granted.  Teaching children is a privilege I may not always be capable of delivering to the level required.  13...

It's easy to deflate someones enthusiasm.  As a HOLA you are on the end of every complaint and every perceived inequity in your departme...

I had the pleasure of being involved in an interview panel for the first time and realised that interviews in the dept. had much to do with ...

The difficulty of generating genuine momentum in a school is often underestimated.  There are key events in a school year that can undermine...

I read this article with interest about schools being turned around. "The basic theory is that middle-class kids enter adolescence wit...

The connection between middle school (yr 8-9) and senior school (yr 10-12) in the absence of a prescribed syllabus is cause for concern. Whe...

Gossip is one of those things that is rife in most staff rooms . It always makes me laugh how people assume something is true just because t...