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Professor Dylan Williams is one of the most respected figures in education. Writing on the BBC on 5 December, he had this to say: Wales Pisa results: ‘Little will be learned’ – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-37826634

The election of Donald J Trump to the Presidency of the United States knocks the UK’s Brexit vote into a cocked hat. It seems likely that the reasons for both votes is very much the same, that being the backlash … Continue reading →

There has been plenty to cause us to reflect and be respectful, perhaps even mourn this week. 11am Friday 11 November saw our country come to a halt for 2 minutes, to remember those who have given their lives across 2 … Continue reading →

Thursday’s headline on the BBC Education page online led with this: Ofsted warning over police weaknesses in child protection.  HMCI Sir Michael Wilshaw in writing to the Chief of Constabulary, Sir Thomas Winsor, said there were cases where police officers had failed to … Continue reading →

It comes to a pretty pass when the world corporates (and indeed anyone carrying ‘responsibilities’) have to write and publish their End of Life Policy.  Here’s one that Samsung have written for the benefit of their Chromebook users; as software utilities updates, … Continue reading →

My thoughts on World Mental Health Day and how I hope that these days won’t exist for much longer, as awareness should be commonplace whilst stigma & discrimination to people with Mental … Source: Every day is a Mental Health … Continue reading →

One of the striking and remarkable cogs in the Claires Court community wheel is our Parent Teacher Association. I get to sit with the 4 local committee groups through the year (Girls, Junior Boys, Senior Boys, Sixth Form) and am … Continue reading →

There is something very beguiling about the word “Entitlement”. As I wrote in part 1, it is reported across the globe that young adults (Gen-Yers) feel the rewards and opportunities of life should be theirs at a rather earlier age than … Continue reading →

If you have not read last week’s post, that might help you, dear reader, to understand how we got to here. The arrival of the Age of Reason saw the the beginnings of the explanation of the the universe in … Continue reading →

Almost 7 thousand years ago, mankind entered the Age of Reason. Ancient cities in the middle east and Asia show that mankind could be ordered, think, communicate using writing of a form and have a settled society. Long before the … Continue reading →