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The fragile balance of risk and reward in the classroom
Last week saw Ofsted criticising boring teaching. A common response was that if you want more engaging lessons, you need to allow teachers to take more risks. More creative lessons might be great, but… more →
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The importance of judgement
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harrylam wrote 9 months ago: My leg is somewhat like the chair I sit in: they are both constituted by atomic particles; they both … more →
MARK YOUR CALENDARS (MARK SHANE, THAT IS)
jazzlives wrote 10 months ago: The splendid pianist and singer Mark Shane (here captured by “Opening Minds” at a gig la … more →
The fragile balance of risk and reward in the classroom
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Ian wrote 10 months ago: Last week saw Ofsted criticising boring teaching. A common response was that if you want more engagi … more →
Challenge and change - the future of Opening Minds
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Ian wrote 1 year ago: Last night I spoke at an informal session held by academics concerned with the teaching of Geography … more →
Moving on from Knowledge vs. Skills
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Ian wrote 1 year ago: As we get to the end of the party conference season, it is clear that the Conservative’s message of … more →
The Opening Minds Conference 2008: letting schools provide the answers
louisethomasrsa wrote 1 year ago: The annual Opening Minds Conference was held at the RSA yesterday. Yet again the event was a sell ou … more →
Why I increasingly want to be Welsh
Ian wrote 1 year ago: And it’s only partly because the Welsh rugby team is so much more successful than my native Ir … more →
Stuck in the past
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Ian wrote 1 year ago: One of the big problems for education in this country was illustrated yet again today with the publi … more →
Knowledge and power
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Ian wrote 1 year ago: We had Prof. Michael Young in the House last night talking about the question ‘What are school … more →
Room for subversion
Ian wrote 1 year ago: As many will know, this Monday the RSA, in partnership with the Innovation Unit, will host the first … more →
Risky business
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Ian wrote 1 year ago: Why do I take some risks and not others? I suppose it’s about how well I can foresee a potenti … more →
Networks of knowledgeable people
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Ian wrote 1 year ago: In the last post I mentioned that we visit schools a lot.This means each of the team are in schools … more →
Welcome to the RSA Education Blog
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Ian wrote 1 year ago: Welcome to the RSA Education Team’s new blog. Let me try to explain why I hope it will be usef … more →
