Category Archives: Education

National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by richmiller66

I’ve just started on the NPQSL with Leadership East . The programme is licensed by the National College for Teaching and Leadership and involves a 12-18 month school improvement task based on action research with the central component lasting at least two terms. There are 3 learning … Continue reading →

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Starting the new term – connecting the learning

Posted on September 28, 2014 by richmiller66

Three and a bit weeks into the new term and having ‘changed up through the gears’ I’m back into the swing of things again; seen all my classes, starting to match names to faces and just about got my head round … Continue reading →

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Active Local History – Restoring Pride in Our Local Heritage

Posted on July 20, 2013 by richmiller66

Over the last year I’ve been working with pupils in Y7, Y8 and Y10 on a spot of local history. The “Eye: A Castle Connected” project, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage and Mid Suffolk District Council has … Continue reading →

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Higher Education Field Academy (HEFA) 2013 – Cambridge University

Posted on July 20, 2013 by richmiller66

You may be familiar with the Channel 4 Time Team programmes which have done a great deal to popularise archaeology since 1994. Although our school site has not (yet) featured in the series it is nevertheless no stranger to archaeological investigations and … Continue reading →

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iPad in the classroom

Posted on June 25, 2012 by richmiller66

I’ve been experimenting with using the iPad in lessons and would like to recommend a nifty timeline application called ‘Timeline Eons’ reviewed by History Today in February. After having played with the free version for a few days I have … Continue reading →

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Stepping Stones To Excellence

Posted on January 27, 2012 by richmiller66

“Widening access and improving participation in higher education are a crucial part of our mission. Our aim is to promote and provide the opportunity of successful participation in higher education to everyone who can benefit from it. This is vital … Continue reading →

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Homework – keys to success

Posted on November 27, 2011 by richmiller66

The Homework Conundrum Homework is always a subject that generates comment and discussion.  Teachers are either told that they are not setting enough homework or too much. Then there are debates about whether homework serves any purpose at all and … Continue reading →

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Lasting Memories – A worthwhile trip for Henry and Henrietta

Posted on October 9, 2011 by richmiller66

Declining Interest? I’ve just returned from a trip to Ypres with a small group of Y9 pupils. I wonder if anyone has found recently that it has become a bit more difficult getting pupils to come on trips out? I … Continue reading →

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Which side are you on boys? (With apologies to Billy Bragg)

Posted on June 27, 2011 by richmiller66

Who is society? There is no such thing! Politicians are frequently misquoted. People often say it was Margaret Thatcher who said that ‘there is no such thing as society’. In fact in her 1987 speech for Woman’s Own she actualy … Continue reading →

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The Educational Landscape of the Twenty-first Century

Posted on May 30, 2011 by richmiller66

Browsing Twitter recently I read a tweet by Mike Herrity (@mikeherrity), “The educational landscape of the 21st Century. Moving towards a new paradigm in learning.” Intrigued, I hit the link, and watched this RSA Animate based on a speech by … Continue reading →

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