The importance of play (and why it’s better to avoid bullshit)
Play is an essential part of learning. The young of many species play in order to test ...
My favourite reads this year
In no particular order, these are the books I have most enjoyed reading during 2019. Dominion: The ...
The distorting lens of perspective (and why teachers need to be professionally sceptical)
We view the world from our own stance. Our view is unique which means we have unique ...
The road to hell
My default assumption is that everyone working in education has good intentions. We all want children to ...
What works best for children with SEND works best for all children
What works best for children with SEND works best for all children What works best for children ...
What should schools teach?
All knowledge may be precious, but it’s hard to argue that it’s equally precious. The time children ...
In praise of uncertainty
I want you to conjure up the spirit of one of your primitive ancestors. Picture yourself hunting ...
The curriculum: Intent, implementation and impact
This article first appeared in the marvellous free periodical, Teach Secondary. Do pop over and subscribe. Most ...
Why ‘just reading’ might make more of a difference than teaching reading
Few people would disagree that improving children’s reading ability would be a good thing. Not only would ...
A few thoughts about teaching poetry
It is, I hope, uncontroversial to say that poetry is not a popular art form. While it’s ...
