Over the past year or so, I've been luxuriating in the fact that once again I'm back working in the Google ecosystem. One thing I've been introduced to by my boss, who's somewhat of a Google nerd(!), is the ability to mess around with the suffixes at the end of the URLs.Here are some examples:Forced...
Friday, 21 March 2025
Thursday, 28 March 2024
A parents' guide to revision
It can be a daunting task for parents to guide their children through the process of preparing for public examinations. As the summer exams approach, I offer this advice to help parents navigate the complexities surrounding getting adolescents properly prepared for their exams:The important stuffKeep...
Monday, 7 August 2023
Advice to new owners
Digging a hole, 2022.Dear Owner, Congratulations! You have decided to invest in a school. In order to have amassed enough capital to allow you to do so you deserve a considerable amount of respect. As a lifelong teacher, with no great wealth to my name, I am in awe of people like you. Through enterprise...
Monday, 17 July 2023
Working in an MCI School
Dear Colleague,Congratulations on securing employment at Malvern College Egypt. MCE is one of a growing group of Malvern College International (MCI) Schools that exist around the world. In joining MCE, you are joining a family of schools which, although all very different, share a set of principles...
Wednesday, 8 March 2023
Getting the right people on the bus
Interview panels are fond of questions about vision. I'm often stumped - even more so when it's asked over Zoom and I haven't yet visited the school in question. I usually end up muttering something vague and non-committal - cringing inwardly as I do so - and resolve to do better next time. Having...
Friday, 9 December 2022
School Rules
I stumbled across the archive blog posts of Sarah Thomas recently. They are a treasure trove.Sarah was Deputy Head at Uppingham where we overlapped for a short spell. As a young teacher, I remember thinking she was superb; reading through her posts reminds me of why. I hope Bryanston continue to leave up her posts up on their website as an archive. In case they don't, I'll be liberally cutting...
Sunday, 2 October 2022
Supply teaching
A gap between our trip from MCS to MCUK and our longer ride presented the opportunity for some supply teaching.This has been a hugely valuable professional experience placing me firmly back in the classroom and offering an insight into a variety of different schools. I've picked up lessons in French, chemistry, maths, drama, geography and English. Having been prepared for the worst, in...