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This is what I do
Jan 31, 2020 |
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For the past seven years I've been working as a freelance training provider and consultant. Most of the work I get comes either from word-of-mouth recommendations, or because someone has seen me speak...
Are things so good that normal seems bad?
Jan 24, 2020 |
Category: Featured
Former Irish president Mary Robinson has been doing the rounds warning the world it needs to wake up as the hands of the Doomsday Clock are moved to 100 seconds to midnight. Apparently things are so b...
My most viewed posts of 2019
Dec 31, 2019 |
Category: Featured
For those of you who are interested, here are the top 10 most viewed posts on my blog during 2019
Closing the language gap: Building vocabulary (16th November 2014) It's a bit of a puzzler why a po...
The importance of play (and why it's better to avoid bullshit)
Dec 10, 2019 |
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Play is an essential part of learning. The young of many species play in order to test their physical limits, form bonds with others, explore the environment, practice hunting behaviours and generally...
My favourite reads this year
Dec 09, 2019 |
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In no particular order, these are the books I have most enjoyed reading during 2019.Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind, Tom HollandAs a long-time admirer of Holland's brand of history, I was ver...
The distorting lens of perspective (and why teachers need to be professionally sceptical)
Nov 26, 2019 |
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We view the world from our own stance. Our view is unique which means we have unique insights and observations to offer, but it also means other people, viewing from different perspectives, see someth...
The road to hell
Nov 24, 2019 |
Category: Featured
My default assumption is that everyone working in education has good intentions. We all want children to be happier, healthier, safer, more creative and better problem solvers. But, good intentions ar...
What works best for children with SEND works best for all children
Nov 17, 2019 |
Category: Featured
What works best for children with SEND? That, of course, depends upon the precise nature of children's particular needs. That said, we can draw some generalisable conclusions by thinking about some of...
What should schools teach?
Oct 29, 2019 |
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All knowledge may be precious, but it's hard to argue that it's equally precious. The time children spend in school is strictly finite and so, when deciding what to teach we must must make choices. Of...
In praise of uncertainty
Oct 07, 2019 |
Category: Featured
I want you to conjure up the spirit of one of your primitive ancestors. Picture yourself hunting for food on the savannah or in a primordial forest. Imagine, if you will, that you catch a glimpse of m...
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