22 April 2020
Teachers and schools across the UK have gone above and beyond in recent weeks to support pupils and families. Sean Harris reports from the North East on some of the work being undertaken to support ...
1 April 2020
We have a new acronym in education – WFH. Taking inspiration from colleagues in the EdNorth schools network, Sean Harris offers advice for working from home
24 March 2020
Schools are supporting home education via setting work and linking families to resources. However, why not also offer parents some basic teaching advice and tips for the facilitation of learning. ...
14 January 2020
As a new year gets underway, Sean Harris speaks to teachers about what resolutions we might make for improving our teaching and learning habits
5 June 2019
New teachers are not always given great advice. Sean Harris gives us some examples of pearls of ‘wisdom’ that are best ignored – but also offers NQTs some more sensible tips...
23 January 2019
What can one town do to improve its education system? Gary Wootton and Sean Harris report on how Hartlepool is trying to answer this question
28 November 2018
In a period of dark mornings, darker nights, budget cuts and teacher workload, Sean Harris – with a little help from Charles Dickens and a few others – considers how NQTs might achieve levels of ...
21 November 2018
Gear-up pupils and saddle-up the staffroom! Sean Harris looks at the wide-ranging impact of one school’s GEAReD Up project, which introduced cycling to year 7 students – including those on the Pupil ...
29 June 2016
If you’re a new teacher, you will receive a wealth of advice from various experts – but what do the students themselves think? School leader Sean Harris asked some of his students to offer their view ...
13 January 2016
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a newly appointed member of the senior leadership team! Drawing on the world of superheroes, Sean Harris offers his advice to new leaders
11 November 2015
Inspired by the release of the latest James Bond film, Sean Harris discusses the 007-themed principles that have driven his work to close the attainment gap and deliver effective Pupil Premium ...
26 June 2014
School leaders Sean Harris and Ben Ryder explain the five steps NQTs should definitely avoid if they want to have an impact beyond their NQT year!