A few weeks ago I heard a poignant talk from a head who was just about to retire I'd be willing to bet many would define their life's work as their family or children. Is a life's work something you can plan for and create, or is it something that you find
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Levelling off
What do we do with assessment now levels have been removed? more
‘Treat it like a job’: Looking back to achieve more
A friend of a friend just completed his PhD thesis; a task that often causes some of the most intense trepidation and procrastination I have come across We have the technology to work and communicate from home, or any place we choose, often at any time we choose more
Defrauding the phonics check?
A worrying analysis of results of the 2012 phonics check. more
‘Celebrating’ birthdays & unintended consequences
Facebook is very good at encouraging you to interact with your friends Every action on the site has some kind of sharing consequence, not just explicitly sharing things, but liking them, commenting on them and even clicking the links has an implication as to what you or other see on the site On their birthday. Whose birthday is it today more
Coming July 9th: South West Digital Educators Conference #swdec
Details of this year's conference. more
Mobile & The Cloud: Questions for the future
Learning technology is becoming ever more transparent. In this presentation I argue that it is what it makes visible that is far more interesting... more
Regulation: Lessons from finance?
Should we regulate process or just outcomes? more
Meeting a monkey
Reflections on talking to strangers. more
Finnish schools: Not an island
Thoughts on community involvement in schools in Finland. more
