Author Archives: Eylan
Some hard truths about freelancing
I have had about five years of very succesfully freelance. There was as much work as I wanted, people knew what I could offer and good connections bred better networking. Since stepping out to take on a very different project … Continue reading
Posted in About Eylan, thinking out loud
Tagged consultancy, consultant, freelance, freelancing
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Four reasons to be a freelancer
After so long time outside of permanent employment, I’ve begun to wonder if there is a job that will a) have me, and b) that I would give up freelancing for. To help me think this through, I have begun … Continue reading
Posted in About Eylan, thinking out loud
Tagged consultant, employment, freelance, freelancing
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Scarcity of Use
How do you eat an elephant? One mouthful at a time. Seems obvious right? But what if being hungry means that you literally cannot decide where to start; and that you stay hungry, despite the calorific (but inhumane) feast before … Continue reading
Why? We need to Get Real
Why do we educate our children in the way we do? Our current public debate seems stuck on raising standards, improving parental choice, and beating international league tables; rather than considering this deeper question. Yes, kids need to be … Continue reading
Posted in Events, presentations and workshops
Tagged arts and culture, ArtsEd, culture24, schools
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#TMCulture24
There is a simple joy in creating a TeachMeet – that of bringing people together in a space for sharing ideas and stories. This week, #TMCulture24 brought teachers and cultural professionals together to form new relationships and new ideas. … Continue reading
Posted in Events, presentations and workshops
Tagged #tmculture24, arts and culture, ArtsEd, museum of london, teachmeet
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Pimp your PGCE
The one year PGCE is one hell of a test of the human spirit. Amongst the few days out of school placements, there are brief deluges of information at Uni; drenching trainee teachers with professional wisdom. Somehow, they are expected … Continue reading
Larkrise 365
Our governing body has started using Office 365 improve collaboration and improve the way we work with school staff. Although we are right at the beginning of our journey, we have started to find paths through the forest of our … Continue reading
Posted in Communication, Governance, thinking out loud
Tagged education, office 365, School governors, ukgovchat
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Message in a bottle – Assessing what matters
I am part of an exciting project to measure what matters in a primary school. We think others might be interested in working with us, or have already started this journey. This blog post is a ‘message in a … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Innovation, projects
Tagged 5Cs, assessment, education, oxford, schools
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Grammars, Faith and Pedagogy
The debate about opening the doors to new grammar schools is being well covered in the news media. There is a battle of ideologies and the tried and tested weapons of that argument have been wheeled out and fired across … Continue reading
Posted in thinking out loud
Tagged faith schools, freeschools, grammar schools, oxford
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