Author Archives: jameswilding

In a recent OECD report, the UK was ranked 47th out of 65 nations in a table based on the number of teenagers who pick up a book, newspaper or magazine on a daily basis.  It seems from the Data … Continue reading →

During the next few weeks, the next steps of our development of ICT innovation are made. Firstly, we are bringing on stream 100 net books for class usage at schools and college, most of which have been provided through funds … Continue reading →

Those who know me recognise I have ‘previous’ in this area.  As Chairman of ISA in 2002, during our Annual Conference, I called for the end of Key Stage 1 and 2 Assessments. At the time, it was sufficiently interesting that national press and … Continue reading →

Date:  9 July 2011 Time:  2 pm to 8 pm Time of this entry 10 pm, Monday 11 July 2011. When a school celebrates its 50th birthday… First upload of pictures has happened, two more to follow, here’s an animoto … Continue reading →

During the last academic year, we’ve been accelerating our use of collaborative working at Claires Court, using those young pioneers at Ridgeway and College to test Google.docs big time.  Here’s Year 3 at work, writing about films they like and … Continue reading →

…takes my breath away, and makes me proud to lead  my school. Being in charge at the start of any academic year is an onerous responsibility – the who, what, where, when, why and how of school planning has to … Continue reading →

In my efforts to understand and contribute in the rapidly changing world involving learning, my research is both wide ranging and eclectic.  Which it needs to be,  because none of us have any idea where the next good idea that … Continue reading →