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It’s all about reading…

Posted on 11/03/2011 by jameswilding

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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The soft bigotry of low expectations

Posted on 04/03/2011 by jameswilding

This phrase first entered regular usage when George W Bush exercised it regularly during his Presidency. I heard it again on Thursday evening this week, from Donald Clark, e-learning entrepreneur and one of 6 contributors to the Learning without frontiers … Continue reading →

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Swifter, Higher, Stronger

Posted on 27/02/2011 by jameswilding

Our final day of the Y11 History trip to Berlin in the February half-term 2011 saw us journeying 30km to the west to visit the Olympic stadium, designed by Werner March for the Summer games of 1936, in which Jesse … Continue reading →

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All that is necessary for evil to triumph…

Posted on 27/02/2011 by jameswilding

begins one of those great quotations any could use to inspire a trip to Berlin. These days, defined by the 21st century, the visitor to Germany’s capital can only marvel at the extraordinary vitality of one of Europe’s greatest cities.  The investment in major public buildings, the universal … Continue reading →

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Three men in a …

Posted on 24/02/2011 by jameswilding

…boat is a gentle story of companions paddling up the River Thames from London to Oxford in the twilight of the Victorian era. In the travels of our History department to Berlin, this story came to mind on a number … Continue reading →

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To Berlin for a change in perspective

Posted on 21/02/2011 by jameswilding

In the very recent publication by the Russell group Universities on entrance requirements (read that here – http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/uploads/Informed-Choices-final.pdf) it is so obvious that the majority of great A level subjects such as English and History are deemed ‘door-openers’ or ‘facilitators’. … Continue reading →

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Asking questions of Parents

Posted on 18/02/2011 by jameswilding

Since the inception of Parental questionnaires as part of the Independent Schools Inspectorate toolkit sometime at the turn of the century, the Principals have used an annual survey of parental attitudes to inform their planning for the future. You can … Continue reading →

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A World gone digital

Posted on 11/02/2011 by jameswilding

In one of my roles in education, I lead an initiative across 300 Independent schools promoting engagement with the range of Information and communication technologies. ICTs for short mean so much to so many, precision with regards to their definition … Continue reading →

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That Royal Wedding

Posted on 24/01/2011 by jameswilding

When the news broke that Prince William and Kate Middleton were to marry, the tabloid party began, with all sorts of hoorays and cheers for the Royal Wedding to come. Whilst I feel sure the palace representatives will do their … Continue reading →

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