It is back! ResearchEd returns to York, for researchEd York 2017, at Huntington School, on Saturday the 8th of July. Once more, the array of speakers for this summer in …
ResearchEd York 2016 is Coming…
Back in May 2014, the first northern ResearchEd event was held in York, at Huntington School. In the interim, ResearchEd has hopped across the pond to New York (still …
Beyond National Curriculum Levels: One Year On
Let me recall a tale of two Parents’ Evenings. My colleague attended the usual fare at his son’s primary school and he learnt that his son was working at a level …
The Problem with Research Evidence in Education
Today I have the opportunity to discuss with policy makers about the role of research evidence in education, in a CEBE (Coalition for a Evidence-based Education) event at the Department …
Breaking the Shackles of National Curriculum Levels
“We need to switch to a different conception of children’s ability. Every child, during Primary, being capable of anything, depending upon the effort that they have put in and how …
Is [insert educational fad] the New Brain Gym?
‘Is [Insert educational fad] the new Brain Gym?‘ is such a commonly heard refrain on social media outposts like Twitter that it has become easy shorthand for criticising dubious educational practice. …