"I remember finding ways to get out of maths lessons as a youngster. My favourite ruse was to offer to tidy up the teacher’s cupbo...

Perhaps the phrase "work-life balance" is a misnomer. Or at least it was rather too simple a term to help me to get things in c...

In March, Damian Hinds announced that the DfE were going to implement measures to reduce teacher workload in an attempt to head off t...

This might come across as idealistic or cynical. It might even sound hypocritical to those who’ve taught Year 6 alongside me. But there real...

Recently a secondary teacher got in touch with me asking if I'd consider sharing something he had written about something that was go...

https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-views/fix-workload-put-ministers-school-leaders-policy-wonks-consultants "Teache...

A blog version of my Reading Rocks 2017 workshop: The purpose of reading What is the purpose of reading? Most people would say that w...

Unless you completed your teacher training in a parallel universe, where everything is perfect, you will have picked up on the fact that “wo...

Are you forever striving to teach flashbulb lessons? The ones that wow the students and leave any observers dazzled? They're usually t...

The clichés of summer are all about us now: the skies are the bluest of blue, greenery explodes in a million hues, warmth hangs in the air l...

To be honest, I wasn't asking theoretically, or for a friend, when I tweeted this recently: Thankfully, plenty of my Twitter friend...

The fourth and final post in my series of blog posts for Third Space Learning focusing on teacher and pupil wellbeing during the key stag...

You might question whether or not I'm a legitimate 'wellbeing expert' but regardless of that I hope you find enough helpful ...

If you're a Year 6 teacher this Easter, you definitely don't need me to wax lyrical about the pressure you're feeling right ...

I'm not really sure where it came from but the idea of an organisation being made up either of radiators or drains is fairly well kn...

"And what do you do?" "I'm a teacher." "But, what do you do?" Have you ever noticed that whenever...

We’ve all experienced the moment when, mid-work, the computer begins to automatically shut-down; it needs its updates and a restart. Ou...

SchoolWell , a school staff wellbeing directory, asked me a few questions about wellbeing, marking, Twitter, reading and #OptimisticEd; the...

I have been known to write about, and comment upon, wellbeing (possible understatement). My interest in reducing workload - my o...

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