KS2 – Edventures

Annedroids – captivating science

Kristian Still 5 Aug ’15 5 Aug ’15

The backstory – our children, Harry (6) and Freya (4) both enjoy being in charge of the tv remote. TV has become very much on demand viewing with both children preferring to watch their recorded shows (series link offers hours of …

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Kristian Still 13 Oct ’12 14 Aug ’13

Having spent some time understanding and sharing the impact of KS2 APS it was very reassuring to watch our Director of Progress introduce an academic mentoring programme that introduced an assessment flightplan based on student prior attainment and expected attainment. …

Teams – Day 3 (part 2)2 Nov ’24
Prioritising time to write has not made it to the top of the priorities list until today (the end of half-term). That is a failing on my part. With hindsight, I should have planned and scheduled less. I am not comfortable accepting that “writing, thinking …
Yuimaru – ‘a circle of people’26 Oct ’24
It started with reading sports team Coach biographies. John Wooden, Phil Jackson, Mike Krzyzewski (Basketball), Sir Alex Ferguson, Johan Cruyff, Anson Dorrance (Football), Sir Clive Woodward and James Kerr’s Legacy (Rugby) and Dave Brailsford (Cycling) and there were plenty others. It turns out, many of …
Teams and Vulnerability-Based Trust (part 1)7 Oct ’24
I will be honest, time to dedicate to writing has been hard to prioritise. However, some topics I find harder to resist than others: “organisational design,” and trust are almost irresistible. When my professional work encounters both, I tend to prioritise time to think and …
Thinking about teaching – do26 Jul ’24
Just so you know, I shared the draft post and sought M*’s permission to share her correspondence and redacted names as a professional courtesy. Having arrived at work, the building locked, I checked my personal emails whilst waiting. Below is the email and my reply. …