Festival of Education!

The Sunday Times Festival of Education takes place at Wellington College on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June...

GREAT SCHOOLS: Horsforth School!

With so many brilliant primary schools on my list of outstanding learning places I mustn't forget the great secondary schools I have worked with over the last ten years, like Horforth School...

Steve Jex is headteacher at Horsforth School and under Steve's intelligent and determined leadership, over the last ten years, the school has developed as one of the most successful secondary schools in Leeds.

GREAT SCHOOLS: Methley Primary School

Another school on my list of great schools is Methley Primary School...

I have visited this wonderful primary school many times and it has been a privilege to spent time with Tracy Dell, the schools' inspirational headteacher.

GREAT SCHOOLS: Carr Manor Primary School!

Another school that I have fond memories of is Carr Manor Primary School...

This is a wonderful school where Linda Bowles, the headteacher, and her colleagues do an amazing job.

GREAT SCHOOLS: Beecroft Primary School!

I have been thinking about another one of my favourite schools...

Beecroft Primary is an amazing primary school and under June Turner's powerful leadership it has developed into a real centre of primary excellence.

Thoughts to teach by!

I found this wonderful piece of common sense on the Teacher's Hub...

"Here are four ways to make your relationships more tangible in your classrooms...

1. Understand that trust has to be earned.
2. Be honest. 
3. Be reliable. 
4. Make your classroom a place where mistakes can be made."

You can read the rest by visiting the Teacher's Hub at http://theteachershub.com.
Chris

Engaging Places, Engaging Children!

I met up with Jan Spencer at York St John University this afternoon...

Jan and I worked together in Leeds where she worked with the study support/extended services team in Inner East Leeds developing the 'All Together Now' Project and the first ever school based BBC Media Centre at Primrose High School.

Bigger Trees Near Warter!

I met up with Richard Harker again this morning and we went to the York Art Gallery to see the Hockney exhibition...

The exhibition features the wonderful David Hockney painting 'Bigger Trees Near Warter' which is on loan from Tate.

The Seven Wonders of the World!

You know I love stories and I found this one this evening as I roamed across the internet looking for answers...

"Junior high school students in Chicago were studying the Seven Wonders of the World.

Shakespeare Schools Festival!

A colleague sent me some information about the Shakespeare Schools Festival, which is a brilliant initiative...

The Shakespeare Schools Festival is apparently the largest youth drama festival in the UK and since 2000, 4,248 schools have become Shakespeare Schools.

Brilliant Primary Schools!

“The only constant is change.” Heraclitus

I attended the Primary Headteacher Consultation Group in Nottingham today. Primary schools lie at the heart of the work we are doing with children and families and it was really rewarding to be able to spend some time with a group of headteachers who are clearly leading some great primary schools in this wonderful city.

Whatever it takes!

The new world schools and learning are entering requires passionate commitment, energy and new ideas...

We must continue to encourage and support schools, whether they are community schools, Academies or Free Schools, to work and learn together and to share and network their best practice and their outstanding features.

Building Brilliant Learning Places!

I have been building brilliant learning, in brilliant learning places, all my professional life...

These are the things I've learned...