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7 kids in 7 days

7 kids in 7 days. Read this.Filed under: education

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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...

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Consultations 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...

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A (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...

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Some 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...

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Some 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...

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Books: “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...

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3 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

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Replacing 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...

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GCSE 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...

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Some 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...

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Some 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...

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3 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

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Some 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...

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Some 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...

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3 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

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Some 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...

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Some 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...

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3 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

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Assessment 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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