Think of what it takes to provide a good education to hundreds of young people in your charge. Some do … More
Category: Education and Politics
The error that is Ofsted
We’ve all been to school, spent the prescribed 15,000 hours in classrooms. We know them, right – schools and classrooms? … More
Arguing over curriculum is healthy
In previous Blogs I argue that the purpose of schooling should be to support students to discover what, for them, makes … More
Making learning upredictable….and democratic
Previous Blogs have said that curriculum – the purpose of schooling – should be designed to help young people develop … More
The real curriculum: it may be wrong – but it’s coherent
A little-made observation about schools is this: teachers don’t see curriculum – students do. This is true in two senses: one, the … More
