It is often remarked upon that examining the arts can only be subjective. I thought I would explore that by looking at the assessment criteria for Edexcel GCSE Drama. The GCSE is split into three units. Units one and two involve ‘practical exploration’ lessons and written coursework, unit three is a performance that is marked entirely … More Outstanding: The Most Excellent Drama GCSE
“Practise Teaching, Teaching Practice” is a series of tips and observations about fundamentals for great teaching based on my experience as a teacher for over twenty years and also as a trainer of teachers for much of that time. Too many exams make Jack and Jill very dull. Examined to within an inch of … More Practise Teaching, Teaching Practice: Testing Times
An occasional look at how aspects of the trivium* may have contributed to the education of various people in various walks of life. What follows is highly selective, the material on which it is based will be open to a wide variety of interpretations and mine might be highly ‘trivial’. *I am using the trivium 21c interpretation of … More Schooling via the Trivium? Jony Ive
“Practise Teaching, Teaching Practice” is a series of tips and observations about fundamentals for great teaching based on my experience as a teacher for over twenty years and also as a trainer of teachers for much of that time. The voice is one of the most important parts of a teacher’s armoury and yet, foolishly, … More Practise Teaching, Teaching Practice: Speak Up!
“Practise Teaching, Teaching Practice” is a series of tips and observations about fundamentals for great teaching based on my experience as a teacher for over twenty years and also as a trainer of teachers for much of that time. Whether the atmosphere you create in your classroom is like that of a church where children worship … More Practise Teaching, Teaching Practice: Ritual
In his 1988 book “Cultural Literacy, What Every American Needs To Know” E.D. Hirsch Jr. wrote that: “To be truly literate citizens must be able to grasp the meaning of any piece of writing addressed to the general reader.” He went on to say that all citizens should be able to read: “Newspapers of substance.” To Hirsch … More What Every English Person Needs To Know
Trivium 21c 