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 This article written to accompany the Achievements & Results Court Circular, to be published Tuesday 7 January 2014 http://goo.gl/6gNB5N The Registrar is often asked by prospective parents “Why is your last Inspection document so old?”, noticing as they do its … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/7AaUZY Introduction The ISANet project was conceived 5 years ago, during the ISA Autumn Study conference at Warwick in November 2008. At the time, Technologist Ian Nairn  and I had been working on raising awareness in our schools of the … Continue reading →

The Leaning Tower of PISA  There is an awful lot going on in education at the moment, and that’s throughout the world. Tomorrow Tuesday, we all get to be beaten up a little more when the OECD/PISA people declare the … Continue reading →

I am delighted to announce the forthcoming event: Claires Court Burns Supper, Saturday 25 January 2014 in aid of the Tours Club – 6.30-11.30 pm in the Junior Boys Sports Hall, Cannon Lane, SL6 4QQ.  Booking for the event is … Continue reading →

All about ‘me’ A ‘Selfie’ is a type of self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone. … It’s interesting to note that ‘Selfie’ has been voted Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year last week. The … Continue reading →

On Friday 22 November 2013, the Principals of Claires Court announced to their staff, and to the Parents and wider community through our Bulletin email ring our intention to develop a new school for Claires Court on the land purchased … Continue reading →

Whether you are Picasso or Rodney Mullen, you know you have had to try things you can’t do in order to grow and develop– fostering prolific ingenuity purely for passion’s sake, not because a victory or defeat is at stake. … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/dFrFlM You can find info about this Saturday’s forthcoming ISANet Unconference on the website for same. Do yourself a favour and show up if you can. But book on the website so we know you are coming. Even my upmteenth … Continue reading →

30 years ago, the developmental psychologist Howard Gardner proposed the existence of multiple intelligences, and for quite some time, this attractive notion that we have a diverse range of modalities, musical – rhythmic, visual – spatial, verbal – linguistic, logical … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/GW85yJ In this newsletter Summary links from the ISA ASC ISANet unconference Saturday 23 November 2013 Digital snippits ISA Conference update The ISA Autumn Study conference attracted a record 110 delegates; ISA PDO Maggie Turner writes “ I’m sure you’ll … Continue reading →