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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Can boring be good?
Many twenty-first century children live highly structured lives with their waking hours carefully allotted between improving activities. Pre and post school care have effectively extended the school day, and many children move straight from school to evening clubs. There is … Continue reading
Talking tough on teacher standards
Rigour is a word that Michael Gove likes. We are to have rigorous public exams, rigour in the teaching profession, a rigorous approach to school accountability, perhaps even the Department for Rigour. As Head of a leading independent school I … Continue reading
Children should be seen and heard
Most of us of a certain generation had one… a formidable great aunt who believed that “children should be seen and not heard”. My great aunt Mildred was a classic of the genre; she had a kind heart but it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Child, education, Educators, England, K through 12, Ofsted, Pupil, Teacher
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Social mobility or rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic?
Two islands, two very different outlooks. This summer I was in Singapore where virtually everyone I spoke with from taxi drivers to headteachers accepted the mantra that Singapore as a small island lacking natural resources depends on human endeavour for its … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Milburn, education, Higher education, Newcastle University, Oxford, Singapore, Social mobility, Student
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Head’s Assembly: Malala – a beacon of light in a sea of darkness and discrimination
It is an everyday occurrence and one all of you have experienced. You get on the bus at the end of the school day. You talk about your classes, your homework, your forthcoming birthday, your annoying little brother. You are … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Ambulance, BBC, Female education, Malala, Pakistan, Pakistan government, Taliban, United Arab Emirates
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Prepare for a cold winter…
Teachers go into teaching because they love working with children in the classroom. There is nothing quite like the delight of seeing twenty four pupils master a topic; a sea of excited hands, the enthusiasm of youth, and a passion … Continue reading
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Tagged Arctic, BBC, Jet stream, Low-pressure area, Northern Scotland, Rutgers University, Synoptic scale meteorology, Weather
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