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Making KS3 Meaningful: Part 1

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

Breakfast clubs: the evidence

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

Alternative Provision: oral evidence at the Education Select Committee

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

Mental sloth and the Edu data revolution

“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

Ending violence starts with believing in our students

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

Lowering expectations is not the key to recruitment and retention

Government changes to entry level skills tests for teachers will simply lower the expectations on recruits without thinking carefully about … Continue reading Lowering expectations is not the key to recruitment and retention

March Madness: terrible targets and the ethical insanity of ‘expected progress’

“I don’t feel it is necessary to know exactly what I am. The main interest in life and work is … Continue reading March Madness: terrible targets and the ethical insanity of ‘expected progress’

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