Monthly Archives: December 2013

Shared New Years resolution courtesy of Mark Twain via Lauren Laverne

@laurenlaverne: NY resolution 2014 c/o Mark Twain: “Let us endeavour to live so that when we die even the undertaker will be sorry” Shared via TweetCaster

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‘Defeat, failure, loosing, falling on your ass, are the only things, that can teach you how to win’ – Andy Murray

The relentless focus over 2 decades by politicians and educationalists on school improvement measures is laudable, because we all want school to be successful places of learning. Andy Murray’s take on ‘how champions learn’ challenges that notion somewhat; it could … Continue reading

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Good or Bad Education – An End of Year Review 2013

One of the Journalists I admire most is Ben Goldacre. Back in the day when the paperboy (most likely one of our own sons it must be said) trudged up the driveway to chez Nous to drop off a copy … Continue reading

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End of Term Newsletter December 2013

Herewith our end of term Newsletter. Enjoy.

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Claires Court Achievements commentary 1 December 2013

 This article written to accompany the Achievements & Results Court Circular, to be published Tuesday 7 January 2014 http://goo.gl/6gNB5N The Registrar is often asked by prospective parents “Why is your last Inspection document so old?”, noticing as they do its … Continue reading

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Weekly Digital Newsletter Monday 9 December 2013 – Creating a Learning Community in 2014

http://goo.gl/7AaUZY Introduction The ISANet project was conceived 5 years ago, during the ISA Autumn Study conference at Warwick in November 2008. At the time, Technologist Ian Nairn  and I had been working on raising awareness in our schools of the … Continue reading

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Weekly digital Newsletter 2 December 2013 – It’s Mr Spoc, stupid!

The Leaning Tower of PISA  There is an awful lot going on in education at the moment, and that’s throughout the world. Tomorrow Tuesday, we all get to be beaten up a little more when the OECD/PISA people declare the … Continue reading

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