What if we were faced with uncomfortable questions about some of our brightest and best teaching and learning ideas? It would be uncomfortable and challenging, no doubt. Perhaps, though, such …
The Growth Mindset ‘Collection’
Carol Dweck’s research on the dichotomy of the growth and fixed mindset has proven near ubiquitous in schools over the past couple of years. It has proven the topic of …
A Blog Update
Maintaining a regular blog and completing the day job is difficult work. I’ve always enjoyed composing a new blog in the corners of evenings, when the ‘real work’ is finished, …
Growth Mindset – More Evidence
If you are a school teacher and you haven’t heard of Carol Dweck’s ubiquitous growth and fixed mindset concept then… quite frankly, where the hell have you been for the …
Successful Learning by Stealth
What does this lovely old lady reveal positive messages about student success? Why is her story potentially so powerful? Nola Ochs is a special lady. So special she appears in …
The Problem with Teaching Character
You can’t read or hear about an Education Secretary (see here) or Shadow Secretary (see here) lately without chewing on a bit of GRIT and being told about how we …
Growth Mindset – So What’s Next?
My journey to school each morning is mercifully short. Each day I follow the same habitual steps, with little variation beyond the odd song that rattles my morning stupor. Every …
The Problem with Growth Mindset
I was brought up by my family to believe that you got your just rewards for working hard. It is a belief that has stayed with me and nourished me …
‘Revision – What Revision?’
It is exam results week and teachers all over England will be picking through the remnants of their students’ results – their successes and failures. My thoughts come to one of …
Moving Beyond National Curriculum Levels
A fair few months ago the government announced the end of KS3 levels. Only there has been little real change – to my knowledge – in the status quo because …
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