Musings on research. Mostly about instructional coaching, the science of learning, teacher retention.
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Every August, A-level results day produces the same familiar images: teenagers tearing open envelopes, vox pops of devastated or thrilled young people and Jeremy Clarkson crowing that he left his privileged school with no A-Levels thank you and is now living the life of Riley.
Prince, admittedly, said “life.” But Prince never had to implement a whole-school teaching and learning priority.
Moving from England to Australia as an Associate Professor in education ought, in theory, to be one of the easier international transitions.
Australia has a teacher shortage.
I have now been in Australia for 5 weeks and like any immigrant, I am feeling a weird tension of being excited about all of the new experiences I am having, while at the same time, missing so much of my homeland.
Teaching is a rewarding but incredibly tough job, right?
I think it is fair to say I have always been outspoken.
Since arriving in Australia, I am being asked to work with schools a lot on responsive or adaptive teaching.
A colleague knocked on my door the other day and told me that somebody had asked her whether I was in Australia yet or still in England.
Walk into any school staffroom and resist the urge to join the conversation.
