Who’d be a headteacher in 2012?

It’s the view of 3Di that schools can only run successfully if they’re made up of a team of enthusiastic and expert teachers/support staff that is well led by a team of experienced & able senior managers. This week we’ve … Continue reading →

Leaders of Learning; Managers of Achievement

The Internet Age demands that we see teaching as well as learning as active, participatory and individualised. Teachers must be aware of the individual learning needs of all pupils if educational progress is to be maximised, and pupils must learn … Continue reading →

PSHE, Bullying and Homophobia

In yesterday’s Observer, there was a truly tragic story of a family who had lost their young son to suicide. http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/feb/19/dominic-crouch-homophobic-bullying-suicide Dominic Crouch, whilst on a school trip, was filmed kissing another boy. Whether it was a prank or whether … Continue reading →

Responses to Will Hutton on Accountability in the Teaching Profession

Careers in Teaching – Responses to Will Hutton There are a number of letters in the Observer today responding to Will Hutton’s article in last Sunday’s paper, “Teachers: Stop Being Defensive”. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/feb/19/observer-big-issue-graduates-teaching Bruce Ross Smith writes that Will Hutton is … Continue reading →

Welcome to the desktop degree…

There’s food for thought in the following article in the Guardian for everyone involved in education at any level. “Traditional teaching methods” and the role of computers and the Internet in education are issues that are continuously under scrutiny and … Continue reading →

A Corporate Plan for Schools?

All three of our major political parties have, in recent years, shown their support for the involvement of the private sector in providing management and other services to the state sector – in health, in social services, and of course … Continue reading →

Progressing Schools

Here are some extracts from a recent Ofsted Monitoring report carried out in September 2011. “There is a clear trend of improvement. School data and pupils’ books indicate improvements in attainment………progress has accelerated……….after significant changes to staffing, the school has … Continue reading →