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ResearchEd 2019: The Return.
April may be the cruelest month, but September has to be pretty close in the teaching calendar. The excitement and fear of the few first few days of term are …
One Year In.
My goodness, it is nearly a year since I started in post as Director of Sixth Form at a new school. In many ways, this is my perfect job as …
CPTSA Conference 2019: Rebuilding Curriculum and Assessment (2)
This Saturday saw a welcome return for this gem of an edu-conference, choreographed by one of the most well-connected couples on edu-twitter, the ‘Batman and Robin’ of education research …
Rebuilding Curriculum and Assessment CPTSA Conference 3rd February 2018.
Despite the miserable weather and end of term exhaustion, I had the pleasure of attending and speaking at the CPTSA Conference on Saturday 3rd February 2018. I think this was …
Enthusiatic skepticism: the problem with becoming more research aware, research informed and research engaged.
De omnibus dubitandum. All is to be doubted. Rene Descartes Oh dear, once you open the Pandora’s box of becoming an evidence-based practitioner, it seems impossible to close the …
The problem with growth mindset.
I think I might be a little late to this party but I want to reflect on my thinking about growth mindset and resilience. Views about the usefulness of growth mindset seem to be polarised as it is seen as either a magic wand or a passing fad. It is probably neither and it’s usefulness may be weakened by an inconclusive evidence base.
The unconscious curriculum at ResearchEd 2016
I had a lovely time at researchEd today, much needed chicken soup for my teaching soul. It was nice to see old, new and current colleagues all under one roof. …
The problems with becoming an evidence-based teacher: science and pseudoscience in education
A scientific approach to our teaching methods is a commitment to a systematic way of thinking, a healthy skepticism about ones own ideas and those of other people. It is …
the unconscious curriculum 