National Excellence in Teaching Award
In late 2019 I was anonymously nominated for a National Excellence in Teaching award, and after submitting my application – the content of which I...
Podcast: See Me After Class
Now safely embedded back home in the Southern Alps of New Zealand, my restlessness has not abated. As a result I pitched the micro-credentials idea...
Rebel Education – A Documentary
An Al Jazeera documentary about the work we did at the London Nautical School Department of English
It’s not the mountain we conquer
This presentation was made to an assembly of 15-18 year olds on the day of their receiving their results from a series of practice examinations....
Unlock Achievement – Microcredentials for the secondary classroom
In another step towards restoring authenticity to the secondary classroom, our department has completely re-created our process of assessment. We have abandoned the old 'curriculum...
Build a New English Department: Step One – The People
He aha te mea nui? He tangata. He tangata. He tangata. (What is the most important thing? It is people, it is people, it is...