A guide to this blog. I write about curriculum, teaching, leadership, English and reading. You can read about what education means to me and why I do what I do here. Shaping the curriculum with memory.

A guide to this blog. I write about teaching, research, curriculum and assessment, teacher training, leadership and the education system. Knowledge, memory and practice. Three applications of cognitive science. Visible learning and cognitive science.

Wisdom rediscovered for the twenty-first century. The Dangers of the Superteacher Model. There is a certain type of book in which superteachers are held before our eyes as the example to follow. They work all hours, organise wonderful trips, create their own resources, produce professional quality theatre and musical extravaganzas . There is a moral imperative for those with families to achieve some kind of reasonable trade-off. Equally, individual teachers creating their own wonderf.

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My two cents for MFL Trainees. On Le début détermine la fin. On Le début détermine la fin. Le début détermine la fin.

The resuscitated thoughts of Katharine Birbalsingh, Headmistress at Michaela. When the facts change, I change my mind. I am writing this post because some people have asked for clarification of some of the quotes in the recent Guardian article by Richard Adams on Michaela. Can I remember precisely what was said over several hours? No Did Richard Adams deliberately look for the most salacious things said to quote out of context so as to get a rise from his readers? Do I think that in mo.

What Happens Next, Miss? Teaching English and thoughts on the future of education. Countless education professionals have written and spoken on the subject. Some of my colleagues have written much more eloquently on the matter. Last term, I .

Furthermore, now that there are no more controlled assessments, pupils also need to remember and apply their knowledge of various practicals in an exam, too. So how do we make science stick at Michaela? Overlearning is key to pupils remembering for the long t.