by Richard Morton, Sir John Lawes School The most celebrated “expert on expertise”, Anders Ericsson, identified a process he called “deliberate practice” as the essential method of achieving mastery in any field (Ericsson and Pool, 2016), and the concept has an understandable appeal to teachers wishing to help their students succeed. Ericsson’s work provided the […]
by Nazeela Shirazi It’s the dreaded question many teachers face across the academic year: when will I ever need this in real life? Some students ask it to challenge us, using it to mean ‘prove to me that I need this in my life.’ Other students ask it sincerely, honestly wanting to know how the […]
by Maria Santos-Richmond For the last 3 years staff wellbeing has been a priority on our School Development Plan. Year on year it has retained its position, not because we have made little progress in this area, but to recognise that, especially with the changing climate, this is not something we can just tick a […]
by Melissa Hall, Curriculum Leader of English at a secondary school and Specialist Leader in Education As we lie in the midst of a third lockdown, to say there is tension in the air in the world of education would be a vast understatement. It sits like a heavy fog, seeping into every crevice of […]
