Intelligent Accountability by David Didau

As with any book by David Didau I was tremendously excited about reading this. He writes with an insight, rigour and clarity that only a select few (think Daisy Christodoulou and Dylan Wiliam) match. As expected, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. That said, it was the Didau book that most challenged my own thoughts andContinue reading “Intelligent Accountability by David Didau”

Flip the System UK: A Teachers’ Manifesto by Lucy Rycroft-Smith

This is a book about how we can tackle concerns over staff turnover and morale in the teaching profession in the UK. It focuses on the importance of promoting teacher agency. I have read books on teacher agency before and they can be dry affairs. This one kept the attention because it was bold andContinue reading “Flip the System UK: A Teachers’ Manifesto by Lucy Rycroft-Smith”