Philosophy for Children
If your mechanic told you "I couldn’t repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder," would you thank him? This afternoon a colleague feedback on her experiences at P4C training course with team. I am a firm believer that …
#Success
Student, colleague or personal successes.
Folded–Folding Story
So, the post on Folding Story was missing its conclusion but only because we were unable to reach the required ten contributions to complete the story. Over the weekend, our Folding Story was completed by ‘extras,’ and its status went …
Mashup Poetry
The Ballad of Charlotte Dymond was our focus for 2 weeks. We read, watched and storyboard the poem, with a collection of staged photographs taken by the students available for students to use on the VLE. Over half term, the …
PBS
The education landscape is broad. Imagine watching a colleague (Chris Lehmann) you have only ever conversed with via Twitter being interviewed on a US documentary, recommended via a Social Bookmark and then, being able to share programme with you here? …
The Hillsborough Ballad with Voicethread
Today I took our reading of The Hillsborough Ballad one step further using much loved but under utilised tool, Voicethread. One of the first points I will to make here is that Voicethread has always supported FREE education accounts, continues …
Missed Opportunity
It has taken until 9pm this evening to realise that I we missed an a powerful opportunity ‘capture success’ and raise student expectations this afternoon at school. We held an assembly for the Year 11 students, collecting their early entry …
Class Glass
Sometimes, when visiting a school something catches your attention. Take a look at this fantastic ‘fused glass tile display’ from Bitterne Park School. The work was completed with professional artist Sif Walters and I am sure you will agree, its …
When to Abandon Lessons Plans
The 7a to Hillsborough The first lesson of a new scheme of work. A shiny new Year 7 Scheme of Work and new topic, Narrative Poetry. We had organised a few students transfers and it was on with the work. …