Bloody, bold and resolute

The blog of Richard Spencer - teacher, principal, writer, lover of pug dogs, aspirant Timelord since childhood, admirer of Michelin stars. Politically homeless, arch-pragmatist. Optimist, culture-vulture, bon-vivant.

Sunday, 12 November 2017

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Teacher workload – should we negotiate more in order to achieve less? A few years ago I was talking with a friend who was considering teac...

Tuesday, 30 December 2014

Beauty and truth...#Nurture 1415

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2014 I will have been SLT lead for Teaching and Learning across two schools for five years this coming January. For the last two ...

Friday, 22 August 2014

The Coalition's crop...

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It occurred to me this morning that the Year 11 cohort of 2014 are the Coalition's crop. They were in Year 7 when this parliament began ...

Monday, 26 May 2014

BBC World interview 26/5/14

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I was asked to go on the BBC World GMT programme this morning to comment on the changes to the GCSE English Literature...

Sunday, 9 February 2014

Don't judge me?

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A lot has been written lately about lesson observations and the wisdom/usefulness of grading single lessons or chunks of lessons...

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About Me

Richard Spencer: Born in York in 1979, I grew up in Chesterfield and the Peak District. I was educated at comprehensive schools in Derbyshire before enjoying three glorious years in Hull studying drama and raising modest amounts of hell. Two miserable years in London led to a reassessment and a move to Cambridge to follow a career in teaching. From 2003-2010 I was the eastern region coordinator for NATE, and I have written extensively for Cambridge University Press and their School Shakespeare range. I've taught in schools across Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire, spent a fascinating year working for OFSTED, and am now proud to be part of the brilliant CMAT trust as principal of the Ely College. Most importantly, I'm a husband and father to Kyle, Jocelyn and Lexi.

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