​"If we want a country where people will resist the growing pressures to conformity and servility, and will vigorously defend their own rights and the rights of others, then we had better begin to give children some real freedom in school: freedom to move, freedom to talk, to plan and use their time, to direct and assess their own learning, to act and be treated like sensible human beings."

John Caldwell Holt – The Underachieving school 1968
Writings about things that matter in education
A Humanities Lesson
As I plan my lessons on identifying and exploring the values that guide us through our lives -  thinking about ways to open up discussions with my students about what our values are and why they matter, how they influence our decision making, how shared values create cohesive communities and help us to meet life’s challenges...
Thursday, 10th June, 2021
Making Maths Relevant to Disengaged Students
​How do we create Maths learning that deepens student engagement rather than turning off their brains?
Wednesday, 5th May, 2021
Digital Learning - part 2: The Policy Context
What are some of the assumptions and challenges underlying the call for digital education? What counts as good use of digital learning is really dependent on when we asked the question.
Thursday, 22nd April, 2021
Digital Learning - part 1: A Reading of the History
An exploration of the history, challenges and issue for teachers as we consider what digital learning might look like moving forward. What do teachers need to consider? ​
​Sunday, 11th April, 2021
Technology in Education
​Whenever new technologies first start infiltrating the classroom, there are three fundamental problems. Firstly, there is an incredibly steep learning curve for teachers in understanding how things work. Secondly ...​
Friday, 30th October, 2020
Manifesto
A manifesto for the development of authentic cross-curricula learning models for all students to better prepare them for the challenges of the 21st century and beyond.
Originally written Friday 3rd November 2017 
​edited Friday, 6th July, 2018
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