Trivium 21c ltd.

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  • The Teacher and the Researcher

                                                                 Rain was pouring through the roof, Pissing with all its might: The pupils got very wet, both The stupid and the bright They won’t patch Read more

  • Outstanding: The Most Excellent Drama GCSE

    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 Read more

  • Practise Teaching, Teaching Practice: Testing Times

    “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 Read more

  • Schooling via the Trivium? Jony Ive

    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 Read 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. The voice is one of the most important parts of a teacher’s armoury and yet, foolishly, Read more

  • Practise Teaching, Teaching Practice: Ritual

    “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 Read more