Monthly Archives: June 2014

The Butterfly defect…why lots of flapping does not help!

When I was at University of Leicester (1972-75), studying Biological Sciences and Psychology, lots of ideas we now take as read in those days were ‘cutting edge’.  My personal tutor was directly involved in cracking the genetic code and working … Continue reading

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Ofsted chief: Schools must coach winners

A survey by Ofsted, the schools watchdog, has revealed this week that competitive sport is compulsory in only a handful of England’s state schools and just a fifth of young people regularly play sport outside lessons. Sir Michael Wilshaw is speaking … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter Monday 16 June – Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future

http://goo.gl/n9X0iI for the full picture edition Preamble One of the greatest films from my University days, The Go-Between, starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates, from the book of the same name by L.P.Hartley.  It starts with the line “The Past is … Continue reading

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…Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.. E A Poe.

During my adolescent years, I grew up on a diet of Edgar Allan Poe. It wasn’t the quite dreadful Black and White TV series that inspired me, repeating ad nauseam in the late evening on ITV, watching after my parents … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter Monday 9 June 2014 – The Algorithm edition

http://goo.gl/uKkM2D – for the full picture version. I am indebted to you dear reader for keeping me encouraged on my weekly task to bring some info and commentary into the School staffroom. Sally Everett, ICT coordinator at Lyonsdown school, sent me … Continue reading

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Weekly Newsletter Monday 2 June 2014 – The amazing Maya Angelou edition

http://goo.gl/1P5Wn9 for the full colour version “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou When I was in Sixth Form, I came … Continue reading

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