Time Management Choices
We sometimes constrain the effectiveness of our action by adopting particular strategies for managing our workload. If we fail to work systematically we are exacerbating our stress levels and reducing … Continue reading
Attributes of Successful Schools in the Digital Age | The Tech Edvocate
I think this may be rather putting the cart before the horse in terms of assuming the significant attributes of schools are their use of digital technologies. It takes more … Continue reading
The Qualities of Leadership
I’ve often been amazed at how ineffective leaders become when they are consciously trying to lead. They become preoccupied with the look, rather than the substance of things, about their … Continue reading
Current CPD Pathways in UK Schools
This useful overview of current CPD pathways comes from Quintin Kynaston. One important element not touched on here is the format of the CPD in terms of it being an … Continue reading
How Finland’s Amazing Education System Works | Big Think
Finland’s education system works because its entire structure has been around several core principles. First and foremost, equal access to education is a constitutional right. Another important principle is that … Continue reading
The International Baccalaureate: Moving Learning in the Right Direction
I first came across the International Baccalaureate (IB) whilst on secondment to the RSA Academy in the West Midlands. Having adopted the Opening Minds curriculum at KS3 and KS4, the … Continue reading
Exercise and Well-Being (2) | BelievePHQ
Another exploration of the benefits of exercise on mental health and well-being from BelievePHQ.
Exercise and Well-Being (1) | BelievePHQ
Thanks to Jon Tait for sharing this infographic from @BelievePHQ, which is as appropriate to staff as students.
The internet is the end of libraries? Not in Finland!
You might be forgiven for thinking that the Tory government subscribed to the view that Libraries were redundant given the ubiquitous nature of the internet. Finland begs to differ and … Continue reading
Thought For The Day: The Value of Play
The most progressive and effective learning systems recognise this in their statutory provision of early years education and the age at which it commences. Meanwhile in the UK, the Tory … Continue reading
More Mistakes…
I’ve always been of the opinion that we learn so much more from our mistakes tan we do from our successes. In part that is why I’ve made so many … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School: Off and running!
We managed to get the book published a week early and I’ve been astonished by early sales! I published a series of pre-launch Briefing Notes which explored the propositions outlined … Continue reading
The Learning Value of Mistakes
There are environments where the absolute elimination of mistakes is a critical priority. Piloting airliners and neurosurgery come to mind. School-based learning should be more relaxed and mistakes should be … Continue reading
Condensed Lesson Planning
Ross Morrison McGill from Teacher Toolkit condenses twenty years of research on effective lesson planning into an A4 sheet… well worth the effort Ross! This single sheet is probably the … Continue reading
Dipsticks: Efficient Ways to Check for Understanding
Todd Finlay at Edutopia gives some great advice about checking for understanding. Such checks form a much better format for assessing learning than traditional marking as it gives the child … Continue reading
How the exam system sets up neuro-diverse students to fail
This is a really important piece by Jules Daulby regarding the double jeopardy that students with learning and behavioural issues, which she encompasses in the term neuro-diverse students, face in … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School book launched!
Future Proof Your School implores all teachers and leaders to re-focus, work collectively and have a clear and shared vision of the excellence we want to achieve. We all need … Continue reading
Re-designing Your Curriculum For the 21st Century
I’m a great believer in the absolute need to re-design the curriculum away from a content based structure and towards a reflection of the society young people need to survive … Continue reading
Future Proof Your School now available to pre-order!
You can obtain copies of the new book on culture, school improvement and change management, Future Proof Your School at: Future Proof your School on Amazon Additionally, you can look … Continue reading
Crikey! Another milestone reached – 1000 Learning Renaissance posts!
I knew we were getting close, but this took me by surprise today. That is better than one post a day since we started this online adventure. I had always … Continue reading
Emotional First Aid
There is a recognition that children are under intense emotional pressure in this generation, to conform, to excel, to be photogenic, to be aspirational, to be a group member and … Continue reading
