Teachers

When I first became an activist in both the Labour party and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) some people questioned as to whether I could be... Read more
It’s over a decade since I left teaching on early retirement – I was burnt out. I was tired of arriving at work before 7.30am, tired of working at... Read more
Chief HMI Sir Michael Wilshaw is right that low-level poor behaviour – chatting, silly remarks, not having equipment etc – disrupts the education of... Read more
‘The night Max wore his wolf suit and made mischief of one kind and another…’ First line of Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Read this... Read more
The chances are you’ve never heard of Winifred Mercier (1874-1934). I hadn’t until I read Teacher Education through Active Engagement *. Mercier had... Read more
Having previously expressed some concerns about various initiatives within teacher education, we continue to be contacted from those involved in... Read more
Recently, we wrote here of our growing concern about the recruitment, development and retention of teachers, within a poorly understood and... Read more
Teachers 'back pay link to results' Press Association headline on article repeated in the media*. “Many teachers are in favour of linking their pay... Read more
Teachers, parents, students and communities are uniting to fight the Global Education Reform Movement: the GERM which is killing our schools . That... Read more
There’s a growing and malevolent threat to education worldwide. It’s the Global Education Reform Movement . GERM symptoms are: 1Competition between... Read more
Developing teachers, particularly those who are learning to teach, is a complex process. It is not simply a case of watching and doing, as some form... Read more
The Headteachers' Roundtable published their manifesto A Great Education For All yesterday and I would urge everyone to read it. I am little bit... Read more
It is a terrible story. A teacher stabbed to death in front of her pupils. Tragic for her family, tragic for her school, the community and for the... Read more
I was a teacher for eight years and a teacher educator for eleven year. I've dedicated my life to education because I believe in the power of... Read more
Yesterday at the Oppi Festival of Education Sugatra Mitra, asked what the role of the teacher in the future was, said “to be a friend”, “a friend who... Read more
An "excoriating poem" attacking Education Secretary Michael Gove is “an internet sensation among teachers,” says the Independent *. The poem inspired... Read more
Hartsbrook E-Act Free School was opened in September 2012 but help has only just been provided by E-Act to the inexperienced leaders. 18 months after... Read more
This story appeared in the Guardian on Tuesday: I was intrigued by the idea that a non-elected former banker, Tory party donor and academy sponsor... Read more