Making sense?

" Stretch and challenge" - one of Ofsted's obsessions, and rightly so - who wants pupils who aren't learning to the best ...

I'll come to the fish in a bit.  In the meantime, here are some thoughts on helping sixth-formers plan essays. Building a coge...

This post is prompted by a question which stopped me in my tracks. When giving feedback on an essay, I told a student that he had to use mor...

I started this post a few weeks ago, having met my new year 12 group for the first time.  I've taught these pupils since they were in ye...

The theme of the afternoon for me was speaking, or rather, getting the kids to speak. First up, Dominic McGladdery on low-tech ideas for e...

Oh wow!  Another day jam-packed with ideas.  60+ teachers and trainees gathered on a Saturday (yes - a Saturday) in Harrogate Grammar School...

I've been on a mission this year - to try and coax my pupils out of their tiny comfort zone, where the reason for everything is ...