There is an even bigger crisis in teaching than even I had imagined when I wrote my 2017 blog, GCSE Versus IGCSE, Guess who Wins?, In outlining the differences between the new GCSEs in comparison to the IGCSEs, my aim was to…
The launch of our new charity, Building Self-Belief, was a great success! Alongside our work in supporting schools, Peter and myself are founders of a new charity called Building Self-Belief CIO. We are using our…
One of the joys of supporting English Teaching in schools across the country is the opportunity I have to work with NQTs who are truly passionate about their newly chosen vocation. It was a pleasure to meet with two such enthusiastic and…
The end of Year 6 is an exciting, yet daunting time for many of our youngsters. They are saying goodbye to the environment where they have felt safe and secure to embark on a huge adventure as they go on to ‘big…
Building self-belief in our young people is an essential element of their education. I recently received a thank you card from a Year 11 student who said “In such a short time period you have been amazing, thank you so…
Our ‘Raising Aspirations’ business event with the group of girls from our most recent Building Self-Belief programme gave everyone involved an invaluable insight into working life. Interestingly, out of all the women invited to the event, I was the only one who…
In addition to my role as a consultant, I decided that as a way of ensuring I still have a direct connection with education and students, I would offer a private tuition service. Being…
What becomes clear when we visit schools, and work with young people, is that there is more pressure than ever before on them to succeed in those final GCSE examinations. With harder papers, and no coursework to support…
The topic of morality in a digital age has concerned me for a while. With the climate of technology changing at such a fast pace, how do we teach our young people to follow an online, as well as a real…
As GCSE result’s day once again approaches for thousands of young people, I personally approach it with even more trepidation than usual. As a teacher, having taught GCSE for over 20 years, for the first time…