Don’t you love educational research? We seem to spend millions of pounds supporting researchers who come up either with stupid solutions or a set of conclusions that Year 9 could give you over a cuppa. This week, two such gigantic …
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I ASSUME parents have picked up the heat and light generated by the incendiary comments by Mr Gove last week about history teaching. For the uninformed, Mr Gove was decrying the use of Mister Men figures to teach GCSE History. …
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Professor Winston, he of the medical TV shows and the bushy moustache, said in the papers this week that he does not employ people with firsts because they are geeky and can’t string two words together in an interview. They …
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I am currently enjoying the delights of Brighton (no, not all of them..) at the Boarding Schools Association annual conference for heads. The theme for this conference is: ‘Dare to be different’. In 2005 TS set out to be a …
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I wish to pay a very personal tribute to Jimmy Beale as he prepares to leave TPS at the end of this term for pastures new. Mr Beale has been a most loyal and supportive colleague. A man of even …
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We can all, as adults, point to turning points in our lives – a word dropped into an conversation here, a TV show, a newspaper article, an untoward or unexpected event. How must Mr Huhne and his estranged wife be …
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I STRONGLY suggest that you will enjoy the following clip on YouTube. It lasts just under two minutes: The principle is simply. Where there is joy, there is activity and, I would say, learning. The Strictly Gershwin evening last Friday …
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In ten years’ time we will think that not to get signal on our smart phones in a railway siding is unacceptable. Actually, it is unacceptable now. In fact it was unacceptable 10 years ago. Do not let us be …
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Last Friday the Burke decided to debate the motion: `This house believes that the printed word has had its day.’ All eyes turned to the Headmaster as he took his seat. Isn’t he the one who wants to burn all …
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I PAY tribute to my staff that in all the shenanigans about whether to open or close schools, we have remained open and supported the educational needs of our pupils. However, my pride stretches further than that. The surprising but …
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