Sssh…it’s the ‘s’ word

What did you say? Your subject is English? Tsk, tsk. Don’t you know we not allowed to say ‘subject’ now? How very siloed and partisan of you. ‘Subject’ is now a forbidden word, something only to be whispered when no-one can hear you. For now we live in the days of cross-curricular, integrated learning in […]

Teaching: it’s more than just a job

It’s……? Finish the sentence and win the prize of satisfaction … The slogan is actually from the Time Education Supplement, the main educational publication for the thousands of teachers working in the UK. I remember reading it as a new teacher, and it became a bit of a weekly highlight (which, I think, says much […]