Children, Poverty, Wellbeing and Learning

As a teacher and an educator your first concern is with the wellbeing of the children. How can they learn if they’re tired, frightened, upset, ill, anxious, distracted or hungry? We often talk about the need to listen very carefully … Continue reading →

Public Versus Private Education

My thought for today is about private versus public education. This thought was inspired by a recent conversation with someone I found myself standing next to whilst watching the Olympic flame with its huge entourage of ‘sponsors’ pass by on … Continue reading →