34. Chris Shaw - Assistant Headteacher and Head of Department - Swansea

In this episode, I’m talking with Chris Shaw. Chris is Assistant Headteacher and Head of English at a Welsh-medium school in Swansea. In addition to that he is a regional advocate for @LitdriveUK and a vocal presence on Twitter, where he tweets under the handle - Athro Saesneg. We discuss: 1. The best text he’s ever read, taught or been taught2. The teaching and learning initiatives he’s been part of that makes him proud to do the job3. The fact that it's a changing time for the Curriculum in Wales and what this has meant in English4. Experiences Chris has had in attempts to improve students' home learning5. An element of his approach or practice he would like to improve on in the coming year6. And finally, how Key Stage 3 is structured in Chris’ school and an explanation for the choices madeThanks again to Chris for sharing his time and passion for the subject and being candid about all the ways in which he’s looking to improve alongside the elements of the job in which he clearly excels. If you want to be kept up to date on when educational chat like this happens, then be sure to subscribe to the podcast and/or follow me on Twitter @chrisjordanhk