I’ve worked in education since 2010, as an English teacher, Head of Department, Assistant Head and Deputy Head in five schools. I write about curriculum, pedagogy, theory, English and books. You can read about what education means to me and why I do what I do here.

Curriculum

• Mastery learning
• Shaping the curriculum with memory in mind
• Cultural capital and curriculum
• Knowledge is gold dust
• Booklets
• Assessment
• Adding rigour to the curriculum

Pedagogy

• Doug Lemov and Teach Like a Champion
• Keep it simple
• Great teaching
• Teaching a low-ability set
• How we speak to students
• Managing behaviour

System and Theory

• Opportunity cost in education
• Leverage Leadership
• High expectations
• Progress measures
• Leadership

English

• Memory in English teaching
• How to read in lessons
• Why students should read more
• The ‘Summer Dip‘

Reading Lists for Adults

• Recommended reads: 2017
• Recommended reads: 2016
• Recommended reads: 2015
• Recommended reads: 2014
• Shakespeare biographies

Reading Lists for Kids

• 23 books which changed my life
• KS3 recommended reads
• Recommending just one book
• Extension reading lists
• Reading lists
• More reading lists
• Books students have recommended