Verbal marking: the answer to the classroom teacher’s problems?
In all honesty, I have always found marking the most tedious bit of the job. A typical marking experience, at least for me, tends to go...
A Journey Through Parental Engagement
One hot August day as I nervously sat in the headteacher’s office awaiting the headline figures for my year 11’s back in 2013, I asked...
The 'Golden Thread' for closing attainment gaps
Our project at Birchwood High School involves looking at ways to try to close the gap with our disadvantaged students. We are...
What is the point of homework?
Over the last couple of years, homework has become a very politicised issue. There has been a groundswell of discontent around homework...