Roman Seizer – All hail Gove’s classics comedy coming to a school near you!
COMMENT – I decided today that Michael Gove has been avidly reading the pieces I write for SMT and that the result of this is him spending time trying to come up with…
Hit and List – A Simple Guide for Budding Education Secretaries
COMMENT – It’s the time that every primary teacher loves, isn’t it? The latest secretary of state for education gets his paws on the national curriculum. Of course, in Gove world, what you…
Pirate Gove? – Staying afloat on the DfE Moral Bankrupt-Sea
COMMENT – There are some things in life that you just have to accept you will never have the chance to do. In my case, the list is very long indeed, but right…
I Spy Two Things Beginning with ‘P’ – Profit and Pay
COMMENT – Stupid ideas from ministers and the Emperor of Ofsted are like pieces of litter on the school canteen floor: leave one lying there and soon it will be joined by many,…
Written in the stars? Social inequality causes are far closer to home Mr. Clegg
COMMENT – It occurred to me the other day that I now have to spend at least twice as much time as I used to on reading various websites for new announcements, pronouncements…
Postman Pa – Sir Michael Wilshaw’s father never had it so good!
COMMENT – In all the dreams I’ve had about school since I stopped working in one, I’ve never usually been the headteacher. This is a fact which, were I to go in for…
Why Mr. Gove is Assured Success
I wrote a piece for SMT a few weeks ago on what I believed would be the likely impact of the new types of schools – academies and free schools – which are…
Due respect – Why the Gov and Gove should show heads and teachers greater respect
With more than half of headteachers considering leaving the profession citing government policy and unfounded criticism, one former head urges those who remain to stand up for the respect they deserve. I gave up my second headship…
The Impact of New Types of School
The parents of a ten year old these days might be forgiven for becoming confused about the range of choices open to them for their offspring. My brother and his wife are two…
Trotting About – The truth about schools is stranger than TV fiction
COMMENT – Writers don’t do teachers and schools very well on television, do they? Whether it’s sitcom, soap or drama, any pretence at realism is seen off at the door by realism’s arch…