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Deputy Head, History Teacher and Chartered Teacher Programme Lead. Mostly here to discuss curriculum, assessment, school leadership and history. Views my own. Blog: https://occamshairdryer.wordpress.com
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submitted 2 days ago • 7 comments

I've said it before and I'll say it again: any move to significantly reduce the length of the summer holiday can't get off the starting blocks unless there's also a plan to move results days somewhere.

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

The people who think students will find a curriculum based on workplace training more engaging should go into schools and deliver a drop-down day, leading sessions on writing an application, interview skills etc.

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Once again for those at the back. *School. Is. The. Real. World.*

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

It isn't possible to design a school system where everyone leaves with the skills needed for the workplace because *they're all going to do different jobs*. Workplace training needs to be done by employers.

submitted 3 days ago • 78 comments

There's no better way to spend the last day of half-term.

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Oversight of the school calendar isn't something any leader puts in their bio or talks about at conferences, but its impact shouldn't be underestimated and I've got a lot of satisfaction from trying to do a decent job of it. You certainly notice when it's not done well.

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

This wasn't the sort of thing I would normally read and I did wonder for a while if I'd made a bad decision, but I found it strangely compelling and by the end I was hooked. Still feel like it was one step ahead of me all the time though and not entirely sure what it was trying to tell me.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Focaccia's great fun to make with kids. Lots of scope for choosing toppings, poking things into the dough, glazing with oil, scattering on herbs etc. Thanks to @docrmills.bsky.social for making me think of it earlier in the week.

submitted 7 days ago • 1 comment

It should be the law that every cathedral has to contain a Lego model of itself.

submitted 7 days ago • 8 comments

Makes a change from tea and scones.

submitted 9 days ago • 4 comments

You might think you know how to make the best of half-term but I just replaced the ironing board cover.

submitted 10 days ago • 1 comment

Ciabatta's more of a faff than most bread I make so I only tend to do it in the holidays, but it's very satisfying.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment