Any ramblings on any topic that takes my fancy. Here you’ll find reviews of books, TV, films, music etc that I’ve enjoyed recently.
So here it is…
Merry Christmas – you made it! Definitely time for a beverage of your choice1. So, how was the last week for you? Did you have to keep students engaged up to today? Did you decorate your classroom? Give out Christmas cards to everyone in your tutor group2? Play carols during tutor time? Or maybe ‘Fairytale…
One week to go…
Yeah, it is, really. No, no come back…. One week of the longest term in the school year left. The Autumn term is usually fifteen weeks long, which is unfeasibly1 huge. For year 11 and 13, they are halfway through the year. Unbelievable. The summer term can also be as long, but let’s face it,…
Interesting questions
Full disclosure: this wasn’t going to be this week’s topic, but something happened yesterday. I am lucky enough to work with teachers to try and improve their practice, and work with small groups of students. Yesterday, a cool, enthusiastic teacher asked me a very important question whilst we were discussing ways to avoid burnout and…
David Watkins 
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