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‘A poisoned chalice: why I won’t lead a struggling school’
I won’t apply to lead a challenging school because I think the system is rigged against them, says Tom Finn-Kelcey
26 November 2018
Pupils need to keep perspective during exam season
Teachers need to remind pupils that if exam stress – as unsettling as it is – is our pupils’ biggest worry, they’re actually very lucky
7 June 2018
‘Ofsted needs to take its lead from teachers when it comes to curriculum change’
To fight the curriculum-devouring results-monster, Amanda Spielman needs to engage with and listen to the profession, writes one head of department
23 October 2017
Lessons from the new A level: one department head’s guide
As students sit the new A levels for the first time, Tom Finn-Kelcey reflects on how the exam reforms have forced teachers to make major changes to the way they work – but says that this new system should deliver improved learning
9 June 2017
In austere times, teaching should go back to basics
The reality of the cuts is that schools must increasingly do more with less, but this could prove to be a catalyst for improvement if we focus on what really matters
3 February 2017
‘You can’t beat the feeling of watching a fresh batch of students arrive in your classroom for a new term’
One of the reasons this teacher loves September is because it means meeting a new group of pupils. He offers six other reasons why he enjoys the back-to-school feeling so much: pick up the latest TES magazine to read them all
4 September 2016
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