GCSE – Page 2 – Edventures

My heart is in the classroom, though my head is on progress and achievement

Kristian Still 2 Sep ’12 2 Sep ’12

The GCSE English fiasco continues, it roots run deep. I have used the hash tag #reallives on a number of occasions now, for a D grade in GCSE English will certainly impacts on the lives of the 12/45 students that would have achieved …

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Missed Opportunity

Kristian Still 17 Jan ’11 17 Jan ’11

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 …

Suffering and successful failures17 Dec ’24
It is a well rehearsed narrative, that we learn, gain, benefit more from our loses than from our triumphs. More from adversity than from our easy successes. Loses, adversity, often serves as the crucible in which our triumphs and our successes are forged. Matthew McConaughey …
Unresolvable problems16 Dec ’24
This was an unfinished post I first drafted six months ago when I was still in education as a Deputy Headteacher. Funnily enough, it is as relevant to my new role as COO and so I looked to finish and post it. It is certainly …
Dump Your To-Do List, Write Your To-Be List29 Nov ’24
In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, we often find ourselves buried under an avalanche of to-do lists. These lists, while seemingly helpful, can sometimes become the very a source of stress and worry they were designed to overcome. But what if there …
I still expect the carpet to be pulled out from under me3 Nov ’24
This post is written for a friend. The point of desperation is often the point of truth. He wrote. How do your move forward, when you still expect the carpet to be pulled out from under you? If you can move at all? Let alone …