Challenge As I covered in my last post on KS3, high attainment and a diverse curriculum are often presented as … Continue reading Making KS3 Meaningful: Part 3

I’m not going to sit here and say all the pressures of KS3 outlined in my last post can be … Continue reading Making KS3 Meaningful: Part 2

I’ve worked now fairly closely with KS3 curriculums of one kind or another- both directly in schools that I have … Continue reading Making KS3 Meaningful: Part 1

This is the time of year where the mantra ‘work smart, not hard’ goes out the window for many people … Continue reading Breakfast clubs: the evidence

Last year the government announced an important inquiry into the causes of the exclusion crisis in this country following a … Continue reading Alternative Provision: oral evidence at the Education Select Committee

“Out of passions grow opinions; mental sloth lets these rigidify into convictions.” Nietzsche The above thinker might be an odd … Continue reading Mental sloth and the Edu data revolution

Political debate in the capital has squarely turned to the recent increase in violent crime, and as a teacher in … Continue reading Ending violence starts with believing in our students