Thank you Martin Stephens

Martin Stephen

Dr Martin Stephen is the educational director of GEMS UK and was formerly the High Master of St Paul's from 2004 to 2011. He was previously High Master of Manchester Grammar School and headmaster of The Perse School. He has written several academic works and is the author of the Henry Gresham historical crime thriller series.

Reading this blog has literally summed up my thoughts and beliefs on the subject of what makes a good teacher. So much is argued about teachers in school not having QTS, as the man says, it is preferable but I know fully qualified teachers who have no grasp of how to adapt to suit students ever changing needs and those non- QTS, including myself, that show the human side of our responsibility to our students as well as being specialist in our field. More and more my research has shown the emphasis put on qualification without the consideration of, in my view, our responsibility to teach life skills along with academia.  

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/drmartinstephen/100242992/id-rather-an-brilliant-unqualified-teacher-than-a-fully-certified-nonentity-who-teaches-without-passion/

Ok ok, stepping down from my soapbox.   Over and out.......