My wife has recently started a PGCE in Computer Science and this led to me thinking about my own experience as a trainee teacher almost 20 years ago. Over these two decades, I’ve learned a lot about what makes good teaching, as well as what doesn’t work. Countless mistakes made in the classroom have helped…
Read MoreThey’re Still Showing Up – So am I
Having spent the last seven years teaching internationally, I find myself back in the UK teaching in London. This is the circlest of full-circle moments. I love many things about being back in the place I grew up in and where I honed my classroom practice almost two decades ago. London is diverse, eclectic and…
Read MoreThe Thirty Minute Teacher
When I wrote The Thirty Minute Teacher, I wanted to share simple, high leverage strategies that teachers could use to develop their classroom practice. To paraphrase Dylan William, all teachers should get better, not because they are not good enough, but because they can. My book supports teachers to this end so they can feel…
Read MoreMy New Book!
I’ve got some exciting news to share with you. I have just published my first book which will be available for purchase in just under a weeks’ time! This work is another contribution of mine to the teaching community which I deeply care about. Stay posted for the release date!
Read MoreDeveloping Questioning
Pedagogy matters. Good pedagogy closes achievement gaps. Great pedagogy may even reverse them! When I speak about pedagogy I am referring to the instructional methods and approaches teachers have in their repertoire and deploy in their classrooms. The whole thing is both science and art, practice and theory, and because of its unquestionable power, every…
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