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Why differentiation isn’t all bad Differentiation and roast dinner. Should you be so bold as to mention the word “differentiation” in conversation with educators you are likely to feel as if you are in a wind tunnel, such is the ferocity of argument around and against both the word and its associated practice. For manyContinue reading “Differentiation and Sunday dinner.”

“Mummy, what’s your favourite dinosaur and how big is space?” Designing your curriculum. Having three small children in quick succession, lovingly referred to as the trinity of chaos, I spend a lot of my time trying to answer questions to which I don’t really know the answer. If I’m honest I don’t really have aContinue reading “Designing your curriculum, “Mummy, what’s your favourite dinosaur and how big is space?””

Instructional watching – David Attenborough and ugly fish There is much focus on Instructional coaching at present. It is the current framework for much individual school work as well as forming a key pillar of the new early career framework. The souped up role of the mentor hinges very much on the successful use ofContinue reading “Instructional Watching – David Attenborough and Ugly Fish”

Pheidippides and the Curriculum Pheidippides arrived at the Acropolis to deliver one single piece of information, shared that knowledge and promptly expired. Many of us know the story of him running that distance from Marathon, across treacherous and rocky terrain to Athens but not as many of us may know that Pheidippides was in factContinue reading “Pheidippides and the curriculum – how not to expire at the Acropolis”

No one gets an individual gold in the relay. A relay team’s success depends on the success of all. No matter how well you run your own leg or how perfect your own technique or fast your time, ultimately you still get no medal unless all the legs of your race are run well. ThereContinue reading “No one wins an individual gold in the relay”

A cognitively curated day. Imagine you have just been to the most interesting, dynamic and stimulating training you’ve ever attended. It was really challenging and required huge concentration but your mind is now absolutely buzzing with fascinating new ideas and information. You know you will be asked to comment on your thinking and talk orContinue reading “The cognitively curated day”

Curriculum is a knife and fork. The unique tools It is really difficult to eat peas with just a knife. It is really difficult to cut steak with just a fork. In order for the nutritious diet presented on our plates to be transported, ingested and digested efficiently and effectively we need both knife andContinue reading “Curriculum is a knife and fork”

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