There’s always someone to blame isn’t there? I’ve used these two cartoons in various presentations to highlight the problem that teachers face, with rising expectations and pressures rarely does a…
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This week for many colleagues has seen a return to school, with children coming into pristine, pimped schools – or building sites where promised building work has not been completed…
Having written in my last blog (here) the effect on my recall of happy memories and how I remember certain song lyrics and tv theme tunes, my attention turned to…
This may sound like a strange consideration for teaching and learning, especially from someone who has spoken previously about Tait Coles’ idea of Punk Learning as Kenny Rogers is definitely…
A week ago The Times was good enough to reignite the debate about homework, thanks to its front page headline: For those who didn’t read the piece, you should, it’s…
Before reading this post, I’d ask that you watch this poem first ‘Lost Generation’ which I first saw when it was shared by Ian Gilbert, but was reminded of again…
Twitter and the blogosphere are always awash with different educational hot potatoes; however, there is one topic which continues to divide the views of teachers, parents and children, and has…
The Curse of Homework by Mark Creasy Twitter and the blogosphere are always awash with different educational hot potatoes, however, of all of these, the one topic which has divided…
Written for the Education Show Blog Twitter and the blogosphere are always awash with different educational hot potatoes; Ofsted, (graded) lesson observations, performance related pay, the value of group work…
In Unhomework: How to get the most out of homework without really setting it, I described homework for parents as a Goldilocks issue, it’s either; too much, too little, or…