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Are we looking in the wrong direction?
The wrong deficit – are we looking in the wrong direction? In education we are often driven by deficit narratives; we look for what isn’t going well and then address these with precision, resources and often an uncomfortable and stressful fervour for fear of widening gaps or somehow being left behind. There are multiple resources…
Have your pupils missed the learning bus?
Have your students missed the learning bus? Imagine a school trip. Imagine you are in charge of the children on the school trip. One thing you know you’re going to be doing multiple times per day, almost obsessively, is head counting. You’re going to be checking you’ve got all the children with you; you’re going…
The gradual decline of effective teacher modelling – why tech can often hinder modelling
The death of modelling – why analogue teaching is the bridge to deeper pupil understanding. There’s an element of teaching that is dying, withering on the pedagogical vine, and it is one that holds the key to deeper pupil understanding, more effective teaching, and a dynamic, adaptive and responsive approach. Its bountiful harvest is sadly…
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