Practitioner Award - Mr Faulkner
Check out the videos below to see what children and their parents think of Mr Faulkner
I have been lucky enough to be a Head teacher for 7 years; 18 months ago I moved to Normanby. I might be wrong in how I am working to develop my Schools curriculum, the talents of my Staff and the resources we offer- but we are seeing motivation, attendance and results rise. I am inspired every day I come to work, and am honoured to be nominated.
At both my Schools we invested in ICT (lots of it! – Wii’s, DS’s, netbooks, Wifi, laptops and 3G PDAs), yet I definitely don’t want to lead an organisation that only ‘does’ computers – nor one that only excels in arts or music or even hard sums!
Pupils respect the trust we place in them: in return take care of their various technologies, both in and out of school. I want to match and exceed their experiences at home, providing a safe, challenging and caring framework for them to take control of their own learning through discussion, experimentation and reflection.
Our strength is listening to the pupils, and their families (or carers), building a school that meets their needs and desires. Therefore the pupils help select Staff, complete my Performance Management and attend conferences alongside teachers. We are building a personalised curriculum and what could be better support for learners than a digital repository and research assistant that’s yours, in your pocket for you to use when you want?
Carl Faulkner
