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Freeze-dried teaching and how to avoid it

I imagine one of the worst things that the recently returned crew of the International Space Station had to endure on board was the food. I’ve tried that dessert which...

Freeze-dried teaching and how to avoid it

I imagine one of the worst things that the recently returned crew of the International Space Station had to endure on board was the food. I’ve tried that dessert which...

Redesigning the curriculum: put the 90% first

  The picture shows a stove but it looks more like an intelligence test. In his classic book on design, Donald Norman chose this example to explain the first rule...

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Redesigning the curriculum: put the 90% first

  The picture shows a stove but it looks more like an intelligence test. In his classic book on design, Donald Norman chose this example to explain the first rule...

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Common sense for the science curriculum?

Yesterday, 150 scientists and academics had the audacity to lobby the UK Government to give climate change and sustainability a bigger place in the curriculum. 

Common sense for the science curriculum?

Yesterday, 150 scientists and academics had the audacity to lobby the UK Government to give climate change and sustainability a bigger place in the curriculum. 

Practising Science and the EPQ option

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) Students who demonstrate strong science competence in the first year of Practising Science could direct their second year project towards an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)....

Practising Science and the EPQ option

The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) Students who demonstrate strong science competence in the first year of Practising Science could direct their second year project towards an Extended Project Qualification (EPQ)....

Warning: national curriculum reversing

Warning: national curriculum reversing

It looks like England’s education system is about to change direction yet again. A major parliamentary report called on Government to reverse its 'knowledge-rich approach' and fix a curriculum that's...

Warning: national curriculum reversing

It looks like England’s education system is about to change direction yet again. A major parliamentary report called on Government to reverse its 'knowledge-rich approach' and fix a curriculum that's...

PISA and the failure of England's national curriculum

PISA and the failure of England's national curr...

In the famous Sherlock Holmes story, it's the absence of a barking dog which makes the detective curious. The curious thing about yesterday's PISA international test results is the absence...

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PISA and the failure of England's national curr...

In the famous Sherlock Holmes story, it's the absence of a barking dog which makes the detective curious. The curious thing about yesterday's PISA international test results is the absence...

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