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Hats, schmats: what really matters is the quality of debate

Sep 21, 2013 | Category: blogging

I feel the need to make a few things clear. A few days ago I wrote this: Six Silly Hats (When is it OK to mock stuff you think is daft?) and some of the response I got suggested that I was confused on...

#John Hattie #Harry Webb #Edward de Bono #Thinking Hats #Debra Kidd

InformED Interview: We can only guarantee success if we have low expectations

Aug 06, 2013 | Category: blogging

Currently I'm sunning myself in Corsica, but just in case your suffering withdrawals from my regular posts here's an interview with yours truly by Marrianne Stringer from InformEd where I bang on abou...

A guide to The Learning Spy

Jul 22, 2013 | Category: blogging

The summer holidays are here and tomorrow I'm foolishly attempting to drive to Corsica in a 1979 Campervan. That being the case, there will be no time for writing. So, to satisfy your desire for top q...

Another year in the life of an English teacher

Jul 08, 2013 | Category: blogging

So, another year is done. The Learning Spy has officially entered into its third year of existence. And, after 173 posts I'm not only older but, just possibly, a tiny bit wiser.This time last year I r...

Why the knowledge/skills debate is worth having

Jul 07, 2013 | Category: blogging

'I note the obvious differences between each sort and type, but we are more alike, my friends, than we are unalike'.Maya Angelou I've come an awful long way since September 2011 when Cristina Milos to...

#Cristina Milos #knowledge #skills #Sir Michael Wilshaw #Old Andrew #SOLO