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Academic Principal Claires Court Schools Long term member & advocate of the Independent Schools Association

When Headlines aren’t News!

There is no one way to improve schools, and since the time of Socrates and Plato, those who think about teaching and learning have known this. After every election when there is a change of party in power, the ‘new … Continue reading

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What on earth is going on…

Each week, I write to a private audience of over 400 teachers and fellow professionals in Independent Schools, in a newsletter to highlight topical issues in education. The network is known as the ISANet, and as my latest is almost … Continue reading

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Does one syllable make all that difference…

I have wondered whether the right wing stateside have considered Obama more of a threat to the American way of life than Osama. I can’t begin to imagine the pressure Mr President is under, forced to release the details of … Continue reading

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Writer’s block…

It has been a few weeks since my last proper blog, and after yet another stupidly busy week, your humble servant remains short of his ‘muse’. It is often this way, I find, one month has me almost frothing at … Continue reading

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It’s all about the school holidays…

…goes the 1950’s cry to attract graduates into the teaching profession. In short, the subtext said, work hard in term-time, and 14 weeks of holiday leave arrives all too frequently to compensate the wage-slave. Claires Court Schools has an official … Continue reading

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A little bit of History does you good!

In Tuesday’s Guardian (29/3/2011), Niall Ferguson, the eminent Historian now at Harvard and often on our TV screens too, leads another attack on the teaching of History in our schools.  His article is entitled ‘History has never been so unpopular’ … Continue reading

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For the Fallen

“Every intelligent person in the world knew that disaster was impending but knew no way to avoid it.” H.G.Wells I have converted pictures taken on our visit with text and some background images in a new Animoto – view that … Continue reading

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What the FRSA…

…are they all about? I joined the RSA some 20 years ago, when it became clear to me I needed some cross-‘business meets theory’ support above and beyond that which my professional sector of education was giving me. I needed … Continue reading

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4 years with a G-Wiz

Now not everything that I write about relates to education, though you could be forgiven that from my recent blog entries. For a couple of weeks recently, I have been seen riding around in a petrol Hyundai 1.2, and rumours … Continue reading

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It’s all about reading…

Following my first blog about the Learning Frontiers event I attended in Shoreditch, in which I was able to make a contribution (http://bit.ly/i6bk2U -69min28secs onwards), I have a little more to add. When I thrust forward into headship, I had … Continue reading

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