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Consider this powerful and shocking headline from a recent newspaper article: Schools ‘face talent drain’ as morale of teachers dives: Poll shows thousands are thinking of quitting as former Ofsted chief warns of widespread disillusionment http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/may/12/schools-face-talent-drain By Daniel Boffey Morale … Continue reading
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Here’s an interesting take on leadership, management and high performance teams: “You have to enjoy your work and be content. Satisfied. You have to have an atmosphere in which it is pleasant to work. But you can only do it … Continue reading
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After a rare weekend of sunshine, the weather returned to normal yesterday. Can this really be fair? Does Britain deserve such continuously dreary, dismal, wet weather? A scary thought. What if it does?
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This was the title of the sixth annual lecture of the National Education Trust, which was held in the main hall of the Inner Temple this evening. If you’re a follower of this blog then you’ll probably have realised by … Continue reading
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Our 2-day marathon with the students at Mukogawa University came to a very satisfactory conclusion on Wednesday afternoon, and we now move on to Wakayama prefecture and the resumption of our work with the staff at Kinokuni Children’s Village. The … Continue reading
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It’s a joy to be back in Japan, even though the temperatures in the Osaka region (which is on the same line of latitude as North Africa) are currently six or seven degrees colder than England and its summery 16C. … Continue reading
It’s the view of 3Di that schools can only run successfully if they’re made up of a team of enthusiastic and expert teachers/support staff that is well led by a team of experienced & able senior managers. This week we’ve … Continue reading
The Internet Age demands that we see teaching as well as learning as active, participatory and individualised. Teachers must be aware of the individual learning needs of all pupils if educational progress is to be maximised, and pupils must learn … Continue reading
3Di recognises there are major issues concerning setting and streaming pupils. Presumably we can all agree that by effectively telling groups of pupils that they’re either inferior or superior to other pupils, and always will be, this can be very … Continue reading
In today’s Observer Will Hutton published a strange and disappointing column on the subject of education, with particular reference to achievement, attainment, Ofsted and the new Chief Inspector. Whilst reading these extracts bear in mind the idea of a “no-excuses culture” … Continue reading
