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Classroom life: Oldham Academy North
School profile Location: Oldham Pupils: 750 I joined The Oldham Academy North in September 2011 – one year after it became an E-ACT…
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Why leaving revision to the last minute is a bad idea…
Revision is a word that tends to conjure up images of stressed young people working against the clock, unrealistic timetables, and…
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Opinion: Educating Essex’s Vic Goddard on delegation
I clearly remember that first session on my NPQH, when the tutor said that in order to succeed as a head you have to delegate, and also…
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Human-centred education - where mainstream meets the alternative.
The concept of 'human-centred' education, as explored by my colleague Garrett Thomson and me in our book, Rethinking Education: A…
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Bring fun into Y7 and beyond, with Mantle of the Expert and more
In secondary, it might come as a surprise that we don't have to look too far away for that bit of inspiration that will help us be the…
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Classroom life: Ipswich Academy
School Profile p>p>Location: Ipswich Pupils: 900 When Nancy Robinson was offered an interview for the position of principal at the newly…
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Opinion: Phil Beadle on the INSET day from hell
Yet again, you've made the schoolboy error of sliding voluntarily through the swing doors marked 'Tomorrow isn't really a 'proper' work…
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Could expansive education transform your school?
Imagine you were a Martian visiting English secondary schools today as part of your galactic education study tour. It is the year 2112…
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Iconoclassroom: is this the end of English literature?
Back in the heady days of 1989, Francis Fukuyama – economist, writer and possessor of a name that should be pronounced very, very…
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Product review: Alfie
Contact: alfiesoft.com Reviewed by: John Dabell Imagine all the hours you have spent photocopying test papers over the years. Think of…
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Product review: Read&Write Gold
Contact: texthelp.com Reviewed by: John Dabell Pupils with special educational needs often experience greater success when they are…
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Teachers’ stories: Christopher Collins
The moment I... ...first felt 'in charge' in a classroom. When I first stepped foot in a classroom during my PGCE year – it was a Year…
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Classroom life: Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Dave Harris, head teacher at Nottingham University Samworth Academy (NUSA), loves a good quotation. One of his favourites is from Glenn…
