Author Archives: jameswilding

People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t … Continue reading →

The full colour edition here – http://goo.gl/396qMz “If you want to go fast, travel alone.  If you want to go far, travel together.” [African proverb] Once again we end our Academic Year reporting on a wealth of pupil achievement in … Continue reading →

Writing last week, I referenced the cutting edge nature of Science I discovered on entry to the University of Leicester.  The degree was a BSc in Combined Science, in the end focussing on Ecology, Microbiology, Psychology and Sociology. I arrived … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/Tw3kZR link to the picture edition Preamble The ISANet Newsletter started as part of the ISA’s service to schools, something I felt would bring teachers and ideas together. The ISANet site shows me I have created some 238 Blog posts, of … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →