One of the most important things about being in education is keeping up to date with what’s new in the world of education. One way of doing this is to trawl through the thousands of posts that are sent via Twitter every day. The other way is to subscribe to some of the websites thatContinue reading “5 websites you should subscribe to (one of them may surprise you!)”
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5 tips to get you ready for a career move
It’s that time of year when all across Twitter teachers are celebrating getting their ‘dream’ jobs; you have NQTs who have secured their first teaching posts and experienced teacher who have landed that great promotion. It can sometimes leave you wondering whether it’s time you thought about moving onwards or upwards. If that’s you, hereContinue reading “5 tips to get you ready for a career move”
TES article – response to government proposal to extend the school day
A little ‘thank you’ goes a long way
When I went for the interview for my deputy headteacher role back in 2014, something that was said by the HLTA who was ferrying the candidates around stuck in my mind. She was telling me about some of the changes that had been made by the new co-headteachers who had recently taken over the leadershipContinue reading “A little ‘thank you’ goes a long way”
What you do on the way up counts
When I trained to become a teacher I didn’t have a particular career path in mind. I never had any great ambition to be a leader and especially didn’t have any plans to become a headteacher – it wasn’t even in the equation a month before I decided to apply for my current role. AllContinue reading “What you do on the way up counts”