There’s only one F in Ofsted
Originally posted on kevenbartle's Blog:Imagine if the teaching profession en masse were given a magic lamp with their very own genie in it, and that every teacher were given a vote on a collective...
View ArticleConsultations on new science GCSEs
[I will update this blog post as I spend more time studying the documents, gathering colleagues' views and drafting a response.] 1. DfE consultation on the content of the new GCSEs Here are the...
View ArticleA (non-fiction) reading list – but no descriptions, yet
More or less in order, these have been read in the last three years or so, and have had major impacts on how and what I think: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1991) Flow: The psychology of optimal experience...
View ArticleSome quotes – Scroobius Pip
“In this life you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant; for years I was smart, I recommend pleasant. Being smart can make you rich and bring you respect and reverence, but the rewards of being pleasant...
View ArticleSome quotes – The Streets
“I came to this world with nothing, and I’ll leave with nothing but love. Everything else is just borrowed.” “It’s not the Earth that’s in trouble, it’s the people that live on it. [No no] Earth’ll be...
View ArticleBooks: “Flow” by Csikszentmihalyi (1990)
The book “Flow: the psychology of optimal experience” Edition Harper Perennial Modern Classics, paperback, published 2008 in New York When I read it Summer 2009, quite a lot of it in Bristol where I...
View Article3 rules for teachers
Rule #1 Curiosity comes first Rule #2 Embrace the mess Rule #3 Practise reflection (Thanks to Ramsey Musallam, via TED http://on.ted.com/cxcI)Filed under: education, Science
View ArticleReplacing national curriculum levels
Originally posted on The Wing to Heaven:Life beyond levels? Life after levels? Life without levels? Lots of teachers, senior leaders and academics have come up with some interesting ideas for what...
View ArticleGCSE science revision – ideas
As those exams begin to loom large, here are some ideas on how to support students to develop the skill of active revision. Ian, a science teacher (in a mystery location!) has shared his ideas for all...
View ArticleSome quotes – Scroobius Pip
“In this life you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant; for years I was smart, I recommend pleasant. Being smart can make you rich and bring you respect and reverence, but the rewards of being pleasant...
View ArticleSome quotes – The Streets
“I came to this world with nothing, and I’ll leave with nothing but love. Everything else is just borrowed.” “It’s not the Earth that’s in trouble, it’s the people that live on it. [No no] Earth’ll be...
View Article3 rules for teachers
Rule #1 Curiosity comes first Rule #2 Embrace the mess Rule #3 Practise reflection (Thanks to Ramsey Musallam, via TED http://on.ted.com/cxcI)Filed under: education, Science
View ArticleSome quotes – Scroobius Pip
“In this life you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant; for years I was smart, I recommend pleasant. Being smart can make you rich and bring you respect and reverence, but the rewards of being pleasant...
View ArticleSome quotes – The Streets
“I came to this world with nothing, and I’ll leave with nothing but love. Everything else is just borrowed.” “It’s not the Earth that’s in trouble, it’s the people that live on it. [No no] Earth’ll be...
View Article3 rules for teachers
Rule #1 Curiosity comes first Rule #2 Embrace the mess Rule #3 Practise reflection (Thanks to Ramsey Musallam, via TED http://on.ted.com/cxcI)Filed under: education, Science
View ArticleSome quotes – Scroobius Pip
“In this life you can be oh so smart or oh so pleasant; for years I was smart, I recommend pleasant. Being smart can make you rich and bring you respect and reverence, but the rewards of being pleasant...
View ArticleSome quotes – The Streets
“I came to this world with nothing, and I’ll leave with nothing but love. Everything else is just borrowed.” “It’s not the Earth that’s in trouble, it’s the people that live on it. [No no] Earth’ll be...
View Article3 rules for teachers
Rule #1 Curiosity comes first Rule #2 Embrace the mess Rule #3 Practise reflection (Thanks to Ramsey Musallam, via TED http://on.ted.com/cxcI)Filed under: education, Science
View ArticleAssessment without levels – prologue
My school has produced a first draft proposal for a new assessment framework relating to the new GCSE grades, and looking to move to a system without levels. The gist of it is: a student comes into...
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