I recently spent two weeks in New Zealand on a school trip, which allowed me to learn a lot more about a system that I’ve heard a lot about. I read a fair amount of the work of the globally renowned academic Helen Timperley, Professor Emeritus at the University of Auckland, when I did my … Continue reading Walking in Two Worlds: the Māori Education Renaissance
Nurturing Inclusive CPD Events
This is a guest blog by Sanum J Khan who you can follow on Twitter at @Sanumjkhan. Sanum is a an Assistant Headteacher and frequently speaks at events and writes articles for the education press on a range of issues, especially diversity, equity and inclusion. She is speaking at the 13th Festival of Education this summer. … Continue reading Nurturing Inclusive CPD Events
A Summer of Festivals Part III: EduFest Le Rosey
The third and final instalment of this series is about EduFest at Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland, which debuted in 2019 and was back in 2022 after a COVID-enforced hiatus. It’s a start-up which has huge potential, bringing together educators from across Europe every two years. From what I saw, it has a bright future. … Continue reading A Summer of Festivals Part III: EduFest Le Rosey
A Summer of Festivals Part II: Friday at #EducationFest
The second day of the Festival of Education saw equal amounts of sunshine and political debate given that Boris (finally) resigned so there was a real buzz about the place. I managed to fit in sessions on classroom practice, social mobility, coaching and the BAMEed strand, so there was no rest for the wicked… Nicholas … Continue reading A Summer of Festivals Part II: Friday at #EducationFest
Beginning the World Over Again
I was encouraged to write this by Jill Berry and Lena Carter, who both wrote excellent reflective blogs recently that show why they’re two of the most important voices in education, and are people that I respect greatly (links are at the end). It’s been far too long since I wrote something for my own … Continue reading Beginning the World Over Again
The Vantage Point: Lessons of a First Year in Leadership
The Vantage Point: Things I've Learned this Year I’ve just finished my first year in a senior leadership role at a new school and wanted to get across some thoughts about what I’ve learned. A version of this will feature on Craig Barton’s podcast so if you’d rather listen to that (and hear from much … Continue reading The Vantage Point: Lessons of a First Year in Leadership
High impact, low cost professional learning
A couple of years ago I was heading off on a course. I had to get a train there so set off early enough to arrive with time to spare for a caffeine fix. I armed myself with some reading for the train, having just bought John Tomsett’s ‘This Much I Know About Love Over … Continue reading High impact, low cost professional learning
Electric Dreams: from digital philosophy to the classroom
Kranzberg's First Law: "Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral."
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