Category Archives: Innovation
From idea to a viable service in education
How do you grow an idea into a service that teachers will use and that can also be a commercial success? Here are the slides I used to share my advice, building on the successes I have had as well … Continue reading
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Tagged brainpopuk, catalyst, consultant, education, innovation, publishing, schools, service
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Learning Swiftly
I have just completed half a year teaching a group of 10 Year 6 kids. Lots of people described us as a booster class, but I am grateful for the chance to make it so much more. I think we … Continue reading
Looking for primary innovators
I am looking for invitations from primary schools who have developed, or are using, a curriculum that goes well beyond the national curriculum: (old or new). As you might know, I am working in a primary school in Oxford and leading … Continue reading
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Why are so many teachers conservative?
Small ‘c’ conservativism, coupled with decreasingly politicisation, and a misty eyed view of the past, means that the profession is falling into the hands of aggressive ideologues like Mr Gove. We need a positive and progressive alternative that is brave … Continue reading
The #QTSDebate is paper tiger
What is a ‘teacher’? Are those with a QTS the only people who can help children learn? Have all the people you have learned from had QTS? Didn’t think so. Which brings me to my motivation for this blog post. I … Continue reading
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Tagged education, informal learning, policy, qtsdebate, schools, unqualified teachers
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“Here be Dragons”… TeachFirst seek the best and bravest!
TeachFirst, the education charity, are offering £20,000 , and more, for innovative education projects, to make a difference to those kids who need most help. Be ready to pitch your idea, and prepare for some worthy competition! Over the past … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Innovation
Tagged catalyst, creat_ED, education, innovation, schools, teachfirst, tfinnovation
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Innovative Free Schools
The Innovation Unit has started a new project to find a way to increase the amount of innovative schools opening in the UK. I am pleased to say that they have asked me to be involved, partly as this project … Continue reading
Free to lead – An NCSL report on Free Schools
I have been getting to grips with the fantastic insights into the reality of opening a new school offered in a fascinating new report commissioned by the National College for School Leadership : Establishing and leading new types of school: challenges and opportunities … Continue reading
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Tagged education, freeschools, innovation, john dunford, NCSL, NSN, onschool, schools, studio schools, UTCs, whole education
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Frontiers without Learning *updated*
The Learning Without Frontiers Summit London has been canned. Graham Brown-Martin has been canned from LWF. The reasons for these unfortunate changes are still yet to emerge, and I do not want to spend time eulogising Graham (others will do … Continue reading
Wanted: School provider progress for free schools
Wanted: The NSN to provide a forum to work through the School Provider model Wanted: Progressive Education Alliance In a previous post I argued for more school providers to step up, for Free Schools groups to work with to deliver … Continue reading
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Tagged asdan, cooperative, cooperative college, education, free school, freeschools, innovation, innovation unit, NSN, onschool, oxford, restart-ed, RSA academy, school provider, schools
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