Trying to apply educational research to students of all abilities and backgrounds
The way CPD has been structured has been going through a quiet revolution over the last few years. If you think back 5 years or so it would have been highly likely that your CPD was a series of days in the hall with external speakers. You may have twilight sessions every half term that... Continue Reading →
My summer reading book this year was the interestingly titled ‘How Behaviour Spreads’ by Damon Centola. It’s an account of a decade worth of work and goes into detail about why most of the research and assumptions made about how behaviour is spread are wrong in most situations. I was fascinated by the ideas and... Continue Reading →
I've recently been reading "Why don't children like school?" by the incredibly insightful Professor Daniel T. Willingham. It's amazing! I wish I had read it years ago. While there are lots of ideas that I am now familiar with, through CogSciSci and reading other books and blogs, it's great to read Professor Willingham's perspective on... Continue Reading →
Reflections on Education 