The children of the country are not preoccupied with the contested movements of a special advisor. Most children are currently preoccupied with boredom, home learning, fear of the virus and the loss of their own freedoms – the freedom to attend school, to socialise and to play. For many of them, they are preoccupied with […]

Read more "Can we talk about anti-democracy with pupils?"

It’s all gone to pot. Edenred, despite having the slogan ‘For an easier life’, has managed to put forward a system for free school meals so blindingly unsuitable and unprepared, that many heads would have had an easier life if they themselves had individually harvested crops and raised livestock in their playgrounds. We are suffering from […]

Read more "As has been made clear: onwards through the omnishambles"

The desire to make a difference motivates many teachers. This presumes two things that may or may not be true. The school system as it is is not functioning as well as it could (or else why even bother trying to do something differently?) An individual teacher can make that profound difference happen. Teaching plonks […]

Read more "Finding yourself as a teacher: fixing by breaking"