Something as true-to-life as Participatory Budgeting in schools will invariably need to include some Project-Based Learning components across multiple work-groups simultaneously - So, how does that measure up to Barak Rosenshine's principles of instruction? Here's a take on how Cooperative Learning helps us cut through that discussion, using Tom Sherrington's booklet. On 20 May this... Continue Reading →
For reasons outlined in the previous post on the shortcomings of EduTwitter, I am convinced that only by meeting in the controlled and safe environment of a Co-creative Conversation can antagonists successfully meet across the troubled waters of the education debate. [ 1-minute read ] With this in mind, Shared Future and I were quite... Continue Reading →
A prudent Participatory Budgeting programme in schools can affect the civic engagement and financial success of individuals, businesses and, by extension, the state itself and may vastly improve the life quality for the generations of tomorrow. But, how could such a programme even be feasible for schools today? [5 minutes to read] Since 2014, the... Continue Reading →
Pertinent to the profound themes of last month's VNET Conference, you are now invited to join exceptional colleagues to explore how manageable civic engagement can be aligned with the new Ofsted framework. [5 mins read] Every school today faces an insurmountable impasse: A recent report by the RSA shows that 84% of young people desire to make... Continue Reading →
Ofsted's lead researcher. A unicorn in red. An inclusion specialist off his meds. A flute playing chemistry professor. A grand old man. Some philosopher-CEOs. And a teacher with digital traction in New York, Tyne & Wear. What do they have in common? Well, aside from the fact that they spoke at Friday's VNET Curriculum Conference? I personally felt... Continue Reading →
