How Finnish Education Flourishes…
Just in, how to create the best and most successful education system on the planet! Not forgetting that it is all about culture… Finnish Education – the Secret Sauce by Pirjo Suonen … Continue reading
Why Personalisation is the Future
This is a really useful infographic showing how personalisation compares to other forms of pedagogical approach. Personalisation is not about pedagogy, with the teacher controlling the pace and agenda for … Continue reading
Creative Problem-Solving Techniques: Reversal
Developing creative approaches to problem-solving is clearly a key area for learning development. Here, a technique used in engineering is explained in a short presentation. Dr David Hall explains the … Continue reading
The Arts in Our Futures | TheConversation.com
Despite the utilitarian march of governments towards an emphasis on STEM subjects as being the antidote to current Labour Market shortages, the Arts are a critical element in the creativity … Continue reading
Everyone needs to be in Mrs Zuczek’s classroom…
Thanks to Daniel Sobel for this… We all need to be in Mrs Zuczek’s Classroom for two reasons: As teachers it is what we live and espouse – with no … Continue reading
UK teacher wins global best teacher prize | BBC News
A teacher from north London has been announced as winner of a competition to find the world’s best teacher. Andria Zafirakou, who teaches art and textiles in a Brent secondary … Continue reading
Play and Anxiety
Peter Gray outlines an interesting correlation in the lives of children… The Decline of Play and Rise of Mental Disorders | Dr Peter Gray | TedX Dr. Peter Gray is … Continue reading
The Timeless Wisdom of Sitting in Rows | teacherhead
Thanks to Ian Yorston for bringing this article to my attention… Some of the strangest debates or memes about education that pop up now and then are about the idea … Continue reading
Why a content-based curriculum won’t support 21st century learners
Information is growing exponentially so the idea that to be considered educated is to have accessed an increasingly small, irrelevant and outdated set of information is perhaps the greatest error … Continue reading
Damian Hinds to cut workload to tackle teacher shortage | BBC News
The education secretary will promise to cut teachers’ workload in an attempt to resolve a recruitment crisis in England’s schools. Damian Hinds will tell head teachers that there will be … Continue reading
Global Learning Goals
When you consider education at a global level, certain things become clear – this is a telescopic, rather than a microscopic view of learning internationally: Global Learning Goals. Their new report … Continue reading
Getting a Gog!
The simplest way to keep abreast of the key “gogs” in education…
Neo Liberalism: the idea that is blighting our futures
An interesting article from the Guardian which explores the impact of neoliberalism on our lives… The word has become a rhetorical weapon, but it properly names the reigning ideology of … Continue reading
This is what the political privatisation of the education sector looks like in England
I’ve spoken before of the political dogma driving the privatisation of the school sector in the UK and the evils attendant with it. This is a clear example of wasted … Continue reading
Learners let down by Learndirect, say MPs | BBC News
The government has been criticised for its role in giving millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money to a UK training provider accused of failing to deliver. The House of Commons … Continue reading
Digital Education Policies in Europe and Beyond: Key Design Principles for More Effective Policies | European Commission
An interesting report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre for Science on effective digital learning strategies. This report offers policy-makers in digital education evidence on how, at the national … Continue reading
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