The Perils of a Privatised Education System in England
Accountability and impropriety… it sounds like a Victorian novel. I’ve spoken before of the accountability issues of handing over vast swathes of the national educational estate to private Academy chains. … Continue reading
Finnish Education Explained by Pirjo Suhonen
Our friend, Pirjo Suhonen, outlines the key features of Finnish education which make it both distinctive and effective:
How Nature Supports Children’s Learning
Perhaps the disconnect between nature and young people has revealed something that we all intrinsically know: that young people learn and thrive in nature. According to a world-first review by … Continue reading
The Child’s Perspective on Learning – Always the Most Important One
Professor Amanda Kirby is one of the most persuasive and accessible writers on neurodiversity – the pulling together of all the strands of special educational needs (SEN) into a single … Continue reading
Common Courtesy… Or Supporting a Neurodiverse Person?
Some more clear thinking from Professor Amanda Kirby on the issue of supporting neurodiverse people in your school or company. Nothing revolutionary here, simple a rational and consistent approach to … Continue reading
Which Countries Have the Smartest Education Systems, and in Which Direction Are They Headed?
Although the article by the World Economic Forum linked at the end of this piece is entitled ‘Which countries have the smartest kids?’ it shows nothing of the kind. The … Continue reading
Re-purposing Learning for Examinations
As teachers, we tend to be more about the WHAT rather than the HOW of learning. No point in a child’s learning journey is more critical to their future than … Continue reading
A De-Escalation Exercise for Upset Students | Edutopia
This article from Daniel Vollrath in Edutopia outlines a strategy for bringing a student down from an emotional outburst in a structured way. I found that in an inner city … Continue reading
Gaming – Still a Dirty Word in Schools
Perhaps because of its antecedents in toys and children’s games, the idea that games can be used purposefully as part of the learning diet in schools has not gained much … Continue reading
Three Pathways to Learning Transformation in Schools: Part 2: Change Management Solutions
In the first article in this series I outlined the key issues preventing the effective development of schools as learning organisations in the UK. In this article we will … Continue reading
A Template for Neurodiversity
Professor Amanda Kirby again makes the complex understandable in her chart of the common neuro-diverse conditions and how they impinge on each other. I consider reflection on this chart would … Continue reading
Just in Time for the Examination Preparation Period: Re-Examining Success by David Hughes
This is the new flyer to accompany my recently-released book: a systematic and learner-friendly way of digitising revision. There is a whole section on digitising revision and also making revision … Continue reading
Adolescents and Sleep
The importance of sufficient quality sleep has long been known as being critical to wider health in all humans. It is particularly important in children and young adults as it … Continue reading
Behaviour Management: Some Thoughts
It has often struck me when I’ve seen parents reprimanding their children in public that it is often the parents who seem more out of control than their children. The … Continue reading
Homework… What is it Good For? Absolutely Nothing!
The issue of homework has been a thorn in my side since I started teaching. The standard thinking is that it develops independent learning skills, extends the work of the … Continue reading
Digitising Revision: The Basis of a Student Performance Breakthrough in Your School
This article is an abridged version of techniques expanded upon in a new book: Re-Examining Success: Raising pupils’ examination performance at secondary school: systems, techniques, processes and partners by David … Continue reading
500 Words 2020 | BBC Radio 2
500 Words is Radio 2’s kids story-writing competition, in association with Oxford University Press, Parents, guardians and teachers can register for a SUBMITTER ACCOUNT, or by following the links at the … Continue reading
Three Pathways to Learning Transformation in Schools: Part 1: Identifying the Problems
From November 2019: Flagship city school rapped and downgraded by Ofsted for ‘removing’ pupils ahead of GCSE exams | Birmingham Live Holte School in Lozells was one of a number … Continue reading
Re-Examining Success launched!
Crikey, it has only been out for a couple of days and already a bestseller in Blackwells… No.3 in educational strategies and policy!
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