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...
Rebel Education – A Documentary
An Al Jazeera documentary about the work we did at the London Nautical School Department of English
Presentation: Unlock Achievement
As part of my Deus Ex Machina series, here is the information that went with my presentation to Teachmeet Islington. Heaps more detail about our Unlock...
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...
Deus ex Machina
Presentation to the Sunday Times Festival of Education, exploring the “God in the Machine”. The notion that it is through setting up a class environment that...
Presentation to Teachmeet BETT 2014
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Agency through Authenticity
Presentation to the #i2ipartnership teachmeet, held on 24 October 2013
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...