Some reflections on educational excellence, reputation, leadership and the hard work of getting teaching and learning right. One of the things I’ve found amusing since […]
Student-Centred: A Compass, Not a Badge
There are some phrases in education that are difficult to question without sounding as though you’ve announced that you don’t care about kids. The way […]
Teaching and Learning Wheel
Most departments already want teaching and learning to be part of the conversation during meetings, but when there’s a lot going on, finding a useful […]
Adaptive Teaching Framework
Adaptive teaching, and rightly so, seems to be everywhere in education right now. Much of the research that informs it has been around for years […]
Kids Don’t Need Innovative Schools. They Need Good Ones.
I’m starting to twitch every time I hear the word “innovation”. Innovative education, innovation hubs, innovative pedagogy, it’s everywhere. Staffroom walls, school brochures, pretty much […]
The Tree Before the Fruit: Why Knowledge Is the Foundation of All Learning
There was a period not so long ago when knowledge managed to get itself a rather bad reputation in some educational circles… Facts were dismissed […]
MYP Curriculum Playbook/Guide
I reckon curriculum design is one of the most consequential things a school does. Not because it satisfies a framework or specification and certainly not […]
Menstrual Cycle
I put this together after a student asked me to, and I thought it might be useful to share more widely for schools to edit […]
Universal Design for Learning: A Useful Reminder or Something More?
Universal Design for Learning comes up a lot in conversations about inclusive teaching. The basic idea is appealing enough. Instead of waiting for students to […]