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  • Is Dance as Important as Maths?

    This morning I attended a talk given by Sir Ken Robinson in which he argued that the discipline of dance was as important as that of maths. Now, let me… Read more

  • Two is Good, Four is Better: On Inter-Subject Comparability.

    What’s in a number? In the old days it was all As, Bs, Cs, Ds… Now we have the 1 to 9 but it really doesn’t matter what you call… Read more

  • The Banality of Character Education

    In her Essay on the Banality of Evil Hannah Arendt wrote that: The nature of every bureaucracy, is to make functionaries and mere cogs in the administrative machinery out of… Read more

  • Maybe Scream! Anxiety and the Young…

    Natasha Devon, the Government’s ex Mental Health ‘Tsar’ said recently that: “Time and time again over recent years young people – and the people who teach them – have spoken… Read more

  • What Then?

    When all kids have grit, what then? When every school is outstanding, what then? When every target is reached or surpassed, what then? When everyone’s mindset is switched to growth,… Read more

  • Can You Teach Creativity?

    Yes, you can. I could finish this blog there. But, excuse me going on a bit, I want to look at how you might teach it by exploring the relationship… Read more

  • Conformist Schools for Creativity

     “…there just aren’t enough fizzy people around.” Tham Khai Meng co-chairman and worldwide chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather In a ‘Supported by the Best Awards’ piece in the… Read more

  • Don’t Panic About Tests

    Originally posted on Trivium 21c ltd.: ‘In some ways I don’t feel like a teacher at all anymore. I prepare children for tests. They’ve not enjoyed it, I’ve not enjoyed… Read more

  • Don’t Panic About Tests

    ‘In some ways I don’t feel like a teacher at all anymore. I prepare children for tests. They’ve not enjoyed it, I’ve not enjoyed it, but we’ve done it :… Read more

  • The Blob Goes Back To Sleep

      The organisers had put together an interesting day, some great speakers were primed to offer their insights, wit and intelligent observations… Then it all went pear shaped or, maybe,… Read more

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