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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 →

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 →

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 →

…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 →

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 →

“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 →

…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 →