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For young people, the power of music lies as much in its capacity for social and personal development as for musical development. Music…

National Curriculum levels are dead. They’ve kicked the bucket, shuffled off their mortal coil and joined the bleedin’ choir invisible.…

There is no doubt that, when life is at its toughest and everything seems to be going wrong around you, being a head teacher can be very…

Differentiation is one of the darkest arts in teaching. The generally accepted position is that it is wholly good; which it may be, but…

With so many important topics and issues competing for space on the timetables of our secondary schools it is simply not possible to…

Maybe it is because of my background as a journalist who has also worked in government, but I can’t stop myself thinking in terms of…

I very much enjoyed school – always did. My secondary education took place at Earlsheaton High (it’s now Manor Croft Academy), which was…

Where there’s a will Wayland Academy is a small rural academy in Norfolk with 672 pupils age 11-16. Previously a Specialist Technology…

​My primary days were a joy. I sailed through them, top or near the top in most subjects, and passed my 11+ easily. But then my parents…

There is something strange about being the first one awake on December 25th. You know it’s a special day, that everyone’s been…

​It must be extremely challenging as a head to lead such a huge number of children. Individual contact with children must be…

​We expect amazing things from supply teachers, says Tom Starkey – so it’s probably not too much to ask that we occasionally say…

​Whilst the Government has to a certain extent protected school funding, budgets will remain tight for schools in the next financial year.…