Schools and the Suppression of Creativity
It has been argued before that the fundamental structures of school, in echoing the practices of early industry are designed with efficiency rather than effectiveness in mind. Not surprisingly, … Continue reading
A-levels choice ‘reduced by funding squeeze’ | BBC News
Funding pressures mean pupils at sixth-form colleges in England must choose from an increasingly narrow range of A-level subjects, a study has found. The Sixth Form Colleges Association’s annual survey … Continue reading
Charity launches gaming app to boost maths skills | BBC News
School maths leaves too many young people unprepared for the work and for running their lives, the charity National Numeracy says. A maths charity hopes its new mobile gaming app … Continue reading
The Trouble with Symptoms in Education Terms
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In education it is more often than not that we treat the symptom and ignore the underlying cause. In life we will often hide the true cause…
Music and Memory
As if a justification for music is necessary, research suggest a powerful effect of music on people with Alzheimers…
Thought For The Day: Forward Planning
One for the science and literature fans…
Getting Everyone on Board for Learning
This post caught my attention as early in my career as I used a lot of lateral thinking to try and create the conditions for learning. The feigned heart attack … Continue reading
PE ‘Cinderella subject’ for too long, says report | BBC News
The status of physical education in schools needs a “radical shake-up” and it should be valued in the same way as core academics subjects, a report says. Read the full … Continue reading
Aberfan: The mistake that cost a village its children
The story of what happened in the south Wales mining village of Aberfan is a devastating one which dealt a similar fate to the children who survived it. It is … Continue reading
Teaching Employability Skills | Barclays LifeSkills
LifeSkills created with Barclays is a free, curriculum-linked programme, developed with teachers to help improve the skills and employability of young people in the UK. Access the full range of … Continue reading
Another Government U-turn as return to ‘halcyon’ days proves an illusion!
As a former History teacher, I’ve done the calculations and I think the Tory government is looking to recreate the year 1955 in its backward looking education policy. The fetish … Continue reading
What if there were more women in tech? | BBC News
From gender-neutral bots to period-friendly healthcare trackers, cars with more storage and clothes with bigger pockets – the world could be a very different place if there were more women … Continue reading
Scaffolding Learning – a different perspective?
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As teachers we break a subject down into components or elements of knowledge and understanding, into learning steps if you like. We then find the “best”…
Thought For The Day: The Education System
Little wonder that many schools operate a full pastoral system separate from their academic endeavours when the structure of the learning establishment shares such dubious antecedents…
Learning Styles – Bastardising Neuroscience
Neuroscientists are notoriously difficult to engage with in a meaningful conversation about their research as it is so arcane and nuanced. Consequently when any piece of their research is released … Continue reading
UN says 69 million teachers needed for global school pledge | BBC News
Almost 69 million teachers need to be recruited around the world by 2030 if international pledges on education are to be kept, warns Unesco. The United Nations agency’s estimate is … Continue reading
Gordon Ramsay had a parents’ evening nightmare. Here’s how to avoid yours | Tom Bennett | The Guardian
Parents’ evenings are an afterthought for some adults. Some teachers tumble into position seconds before curtain-up, covered in crumbs. Others manage their appointments like mortgage applications. Many mums and dads … Continue reading
53 Ways to Check for Understanding | Edutopia
This list of assessment strategies from Edutopia will help you identify new ways to check for understanding and verify what students have learned. Read more about these strategies in the … Continue reading
Mental Models as Learning Scaffolding
I came across this illuminating article regarding mental models at Headguruteacher and wondered how many teachers construct lessons in a way to maximise the chances of all students assimilating and remembering … Continue reading
Grammar Schools – 1955 Revisited
There seems a desire in current UK government education policy to return to some mythical era when all was right in the world. About the year 1955 to be … Continue reading
Are universities secretly sexist? | BBC News
Universities might have a reputation as bastions of Guardian-reading liberalism. But when it comes to the top academic jobs they stand accused of failing to give women a fair chance. … Continue reading
19 Great Tools to Create Educational Infographics | Teachers Tech Workshop
Source: 19 Great Tools to Create Educational Infographics | Teachers Tech Workshop
A Sad Tale of the Dismantling of State Education Accountability
In the UK the current government policy is to strip schools from the local accountability of the county councils and pass over control of schools to Academy Trusts. A similar … Continue reading
Playground politics for new parents and how to handle them | BBC News
A guide to playground politics for new parents and tips on how to handle them. Click through to the BBC website to read the article: Playground politics for new parents … Continue reading
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