Democratic discussion
Experimenting with the Harkness Method Isla Phillips describes how she uses the Harkness method of discussion for developing student-lead interaction in Years […]
Category: Secondary
Learner passport
Recognising student learning Concerned that conventional assessment undermines rather than meets student needs, Conrad Hughes suggests a different approach to the recognition […]
A defence of poetry
Allowing a poetry opt-out is wrong Just when poetry was becoming really interesting both to teach and even more important to study, […]
Beyond the academic
Measuring the social and emotional skills of 10 and 15 year olds A recent study by the OECD strikingly confirms the importance […]
Inclusive inspiration
Teachers’ leadership styles and student performance Do ‘inclusive’ leadership styles in teachers motivate students? A study by Paul Parham and Gloria Moss […]
Slow looking
Charley Openshaw, IB teacher and Head of Art at Sevenoaks School recommends the virtues of careful observation and drawing as useful techniques […]
Critically literate
Fake News vs School Libraries Julian McDougall places school libraries and an effective programme of media literacy in the front line to […]
Teaching sustainability
The purpose of education in the 2020s For Kirsty Knowles, there are two crucial purposes in education. 1. Bringing sustainability to the […]
Dynamic review
Forward looking learning Just how do you undertake a comprehensive review of a well-established and popular international curriculum like the IPC and […]
Music and dyslexia
Instrumental music teacher Julia Kiggell suggests that understanding connections between dyslexia and mastering a musical instrument can help transform a student’s learning.
