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The 39 Steps

Posted on May 8, 2015 by

Originally posted on Distant Ramblings on the Horizon:
Always good to start off a new parliament with a checklist. Here are the 39 things related to education that you will find in the Conservative Manifesto. They have promised to enact…

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On the subject of Anonymity. 

Posted on March 8, 2015 by

Originally posted on cherrylkd:
Last week I was quite distressed to read that Harry Webb, otherwise known as @webofsubstance had deleted his entire Twitter account and blog. Don’t misunderstand me, I am not a close friend of Harry. I didn’t…

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#Nurture1415 and #teacher5aday Combined

Posted on December 29, 2014 by

  I promised Martyn Reah that I would try to contribute something to his campaign for teacher well-being (AKA: #teacher5aday). I also said that I would try to write something for #nurture1415. Not having managed either, I’m now going to … Continue reading →

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Please Help With The UK Education Bloggers Spreadsheet Version 4.0

Posted on December 22, 2014 by
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The Engine Room of Schools

Posted on December 21, 2014 by

Middle leaders have on more than one occasion been described as ‘the engine room of the school’. If we take this at face value, the analogy suggests a school simply couldn’t function without its middle leaders just as an ocean … Continue reading →

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Highwaymen: Myth, Folklore and Legend: Stand and Deliver!

Posted on July 24, 2013 by

Myth, Folklore and Legend: Stand and Deliver! SECRET passageways; tunnels connecting ancient buildings; smuggling, skulduggery, and sexually fascinating felons; a bungled robbery and a mortally-wounded bandit – all dispensing the aphrodisiac of political or criminal power: such are the ingredients of … Continue reading →

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