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This line is not straight!

I was invited by a local authority to carry out a behaviour audit of primary schools. This audit involved spending a day in each school within the authority and producing a report of what the school d... ...more

Behaviour Support

December 15, 20244 min read

This line is not straight!

A plea for a new compassionate system of schooling

Teachers have to adapt to a world where they recognise that they need children and not the other way around. Should this be the end for schooling? Certainly it will never be the same again; and here ... ...more

Behaviour Support

December 15, 20245 min read

A plea for a new compassionate system of schooling

Working lives of teachers & leaders

Just before you all went off for Easter half term, the government published its research report into the working lives of teachers and school leaders (Department of Education, 2023). It will come as n... ...more

Behaviour Support

December 15, 20243 min read

Working lives of teachers & leaders

Can Tik-Tok trends be educational or are they creating further barriers to inclusion and achievement?

The popularity of Tik-Tok (and other social media) amongst children and young people is hard to deny. Over the last few years we have seen teenagers creating inventive dances, jumping on trends and us... ...more

Behaviour Support

December 15, 20247 min read

Can Tik-Tok trends be educational or are they creating further barriers to inclusion and achievement?