Blogs about: National Curriculum
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What’s the benefit of learning a second language at primary school?
Of course, one answer is that it speeds up the process of learning that language in secondary school. But surprisingly, this is just a minor benefit. Indeed, in a major study of the subject Michał B.… more →
Brilliant Teaching Resources
not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts
wrote 10 hours ago: This quote, (often attributed to Einstein, but according to some limited googling by me, may be inco … more →
Gove plans to change GCSE grading
wrote 1 day ago: Top GCSE marks of A* and A could be replaced by a one to four numerical scale, education secretary M … more →
History National Curriculum Review
wrote 1 day ago: We had a very successful History Coordinators meeting this week, with Primary teachers in North Linc … more →
A New Dawn for UK Education
wrote 2 days ago: PLANNING THE ‘CORE’, THE UK’S NEW KNOWLEDGE MAP FOR SCHOOLS A boost to Grammar, Mathematic & S … more →
Why learning in the outdoors should be a key experience in all schools
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wrote 2 days ago: Andy Robinson CEO of the Institute for Outdoor Learning writes about the importance of outdoor learn … more →
NAPLAN - a government test for funding
wrote 4 days ago: NAPLAN testing is a joke. It benefits no one and is a complete waste of money. Having left the Educa … more →
Pocket Watch – Some education ‘bits’ in the Queen’s Speech
wrote 5 days ago: There may not have an Education Bill among the list of Bills announced in the Queen’s Speech this we … more →
BLHN Seminar 'Milestones not Millstones'
wrote 5 days ago: Brisbane Living Heritage Network put on a great seminar on Friday 10 May 2013 at Old Government Hous … more →
Holocaust survivor tells of war horrors
wrote 6 days ago: Published on 12/05/2013 Pupils at Wetherby High School learned of the horrors of World War T … more →
GoodReads Review: Sisters In Arms: British Army Nurses Tell Their Story by Nicola Tyrer
wrote 1 week ago: Amazing book looking at the work of the unsung and unspoken of heroes of the Second World War. The Q … more →
Seeing the good...
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wrote 1 week ago: For all my complaints about the current educational system, its participants never cease to amaze me … more →
Metacognition and the digital age
wrote 1 week ago: I spent Monday in masterclass so to speak at the ACARA national roundtable on curriculum for the 21s … more →
Bias, history and the National Curriculum
wrote 1 week ago: In a speech today Michael Gove has accused some teachers of promoting an ‘infantilised’ view of hist … more →
Policy Tracker – Keeping track of what happened in the world of education in April 2013
wrote 1 week ago: A lot of consultations at the moment. Consultation on the National Curriculum drew to a close earlie … more →
The Enemies of Promise: Beyond the Mr Man
wrote 1 week ago: Nationalism, History, and Critical Thinking in Education by Matt Cawson, Enemy of Promise. Posted on … more →
"ICT" and "digital literacy" RIP
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The term “Information and Communications Technology” (ICT) has referred to the curriculu … more →
Soil in the National Curriculum?
wrote 2 weeks ago: I was very pleased to see that my 8 year old’s homework last week was to turn the story of how … more →
A beginning, a muddle and an end?*
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wrote 2 weeks ago: The doctor who doesn’t seem to care about the narrative Now All Change Please! is not exactly … more →
CURRICULUM: Energy secretary urges Michael Gove to reinstate climate change
wrote 2 weeks ago: English: A photograph of the British MP Edward Davey, taken at the London School of Economics in Jan … more →
