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Writing last week, I referenced the cutting edge nature of Science I discovered on entry to the University of Leicester.  The degree was a BSc in Combined Science, in the end focussing on Ecology, Microbiology, Psychology and Sociology. I arrived … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/Tw3kZR link to the picture edition Preamble The ISANet Newsletter started as part of the ISA’s service to schools, something I felt would bring teachers and ideas together. The ISANet site shows me I have created some 238 Blog posts, of … Continue reading →

When I was at University of Leicester (1972-75), studying Biological Sciences and Psychology, lots of ideas we now take as read in those days were ‘cutting edge’.  My personal tutor was directly involved in cracking the genetic code and working … Continue reading →

A survey by Ofsted, the schools watchdog, has revealed this week that competitive sport is compulsory in only a handful of England’s state schools and just a fifth of young people regularly play sport outside lessons. Sir Michael Wilshaw is speaking … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/n9X0iI for the full picture edition Preamble One of the greatest films from my University days, The Go-Between, starring Julie Christie and Alan Bates, from the book of the same name by L.P.Hartley.  It starts with the line “The Past is … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/uKkM2D – for the full picture version. I am indebted to you dear reader for keeping me encouraged on my weekly task to bring some info and commentary into the School staffroom. Sally Everett, ICT coordinator at Lyonsdown school, sent me … Continue reading →

http://goo.gl/1P5Wn9 for the full colour version “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou When I was in Sixth Form, I came … Continue reading →

Full picture edition here – http://goo.gl/BhQV0z Introduction The principles behind Carol Dweck’s Growth mindset were well known before Dweck’s “Discovery”. Harking back to Reuven Feuerstein’s work in the 1950s with backward children in Israel and Professor Michael Shayer’s work in … Continue reading →