MattLeading History 2: 6 Do’s and 6 Don’ts of Unit PlanningThis is part two in a series of posts about subject leadership, specifically in history. You can read part 1 clicking the link below:8 min read·Feb 22, 2022----
MattLeading History 1: Vision and Curriculum IntentThis is the first in a series of posts I’m planning on writing about being a head of department — specifically, a head of history. I…8 min read·Feb 16, 2022----
MattFingers in the DamThere’s a tightrope to be walked, this term, and its an unenviable job for those who lead departments and schools. Balance is tricky, and…2 min read·Jan 3, 2022----
MattEducation and Infinite GamesThe Infinite Game by Simon Sinek is one of the many management books in which a big brained management guru explains to us mortal folk the…6 min read·Jun 25, 2021----
MattinAge of AwarenessTeaching the British EmpireA few weeks ago I wrote about the excellent Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera and the different debates about how and why the British Empire…6 min read·May 8, 2021--1--1
MattWhiteboard EmpireLast year, when statues were being thrown into rivers and newspaper leaders panicked about the ‘rewriting’ of history by militant woke…8 min read·Apr 4, 2021----
MattThe Road to Claremont PierFor around 5 months of 2020 I couldn’t read anything. Half of the books in this image were read before the end of March and the world…4 min read·Dec 22, 2020----