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Around the world in 80 classrooms
Jul 22, 2015 |
Category: Featured
A guest blog by Lucy Crehan (@lucy_crehan)
I’ve spent the last two years learning about the best education systems in the world – from the inside. It was a particular moment in a year 11 Science class...
#WrongBook extracts
Jul 17, 2015 |
Category: Featured
For those who have as yet resisted the temptation to buy a copy of my new book, I've put together a selection of (hopefully) tempting extracts. Have a great summer y'all.1. Cognitive dissonance2. Fund...
Fancy attending an English & maths conference?
Jun 10, 2015 |
Category: Featured
I'm speaking at Optimus Education's English & Maths 2015: Effective Teaching Strategies to Meet New Accountabilities on Thursday 22nd October. The mathematicians amongst needn't worry; I'll only be in...
June on The Learning Spy
Jul 01, 2015 |
Category: Featured
June was a much quieter month on the blog than May. But despite the page views plummeting I still managed to churn out a fair few posts, summarised for your convenience below:#9 Motivation 6th JuneThr...
Have you read the #WrongBook?
Jun 17, 2015 |
Category: Featured
I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken. – Oliver Cromwell
My new book is finally out! In it I pose the question, what if everything you know about education is w...
Should schools have to prepare for inspection?
Jun 16, 2015 |
Category: Featured
Like everyone else who has witnessed Ofsted's attempts to clarify misconceptions and improve the inspection process over the last few years, I'm certain that those who led the organisation are genuine...
Fancy attending an English & maths conference?
Jun 10, 2015 |
Category: Featured
I'm speaking at Optimus Education's English & Maths 2015: Effective Teaching Strategies to Meet New Accountabilities on Thursday 22nd October. The mathematicians amongst needn't worry; I'll only be in...
May on The Learning Spy
Jun 01, 2015 |
Category: Featured
Blimey, but May was a busy month! I wrote more posts than ever before - a ridiculous 29, and had more views than any other months with 90,590 views. Anyhoo, I did this last month and 4 people got in t...
Ofsted inspections to be higher stakes: for inspectors!
May 28, 2015 |
Category: Featured
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.Mathew 7:7
Sometimes life takes a surreal twist. In January 2014 I predicted Ofsted would stop grading...
The Testing Effect is dead! Long live the Testing Effect!
May 20, 2015 |
Category: Featured
Science is a way of trying not to fool yourself. The first principle is that you must not fool yourself, and you are the easiest person to fool.Richard Feynman
Yesterday we were told that the much v...
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