Can we learn together?
I wrote this whilst at BERA conference in Belfast and pondered the extent to which we can deepen the links between the school system and HEIs in England. From a school leader perspective I see a...
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The continued relevance of Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Following several conversations with recently qualified colleagues, it is alarming to me that many young educators have neither come into contact with, nor engaged with, the ideas of Paolo Freire...
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The Arts: An Interesting Approach in the Early Years Settings
The early years settings have a very strong influence on children’s future cognitive and social performance. The interactions and the activities in this area hold an important role in...
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Research ethics: Addressing the tensions and opportunities of globalisation
The impact of globalisation on research ethics The ethical principles we draw on in UK Higher Education Institutions are Western-based traditions for moral action. However, on a practical level...
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Research Intelligence Conference Special
BERA Conference 2015 in Belfast was an outstanding success and has been noted by many to be the best BERA Conference yet. We have captured some of the many highlights of the event and compiled...
Race and Initial Teacher Education – Race Matters Seminar Series
Tuesday 20 October 2015 1.30-4.00pm GH008 Grove House, Froebel College University of Roehampton, London.Opening the ‘can of worms’: preparing future teachers to address issues relating to...
Opportunity to join the National Schools Partnership
The National Schools Partnership is a marketing agency that specialises in the development and circulation of free educational resources to schools across the UK and Republic of Ireland. They...
Academisation: as straightforward as it sounds?
Writing in the Daily Telegraph on 15th August 2015, David Cameron announced that every school in England should “have the opportunity to become an academy and benefit from the freedoms this...
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Policy for an imaginary school: a call to break the spell
The initial motivation for my doctoral thesis emerged from my involvement in a programme for the implementation of Assessment for Learning (AfL) with Chilean teachers in partnership with the...
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16-19 Learners: Time to Stop Pigeon-Holing and Start Listening
It’s been a busy few years for the FE sector; in fact, I cannot recall a time of greater change during my professional career. Funding cuts have become commonplace in many areas of education,...
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The Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF): Remember, writing matters
Whatever your thoughts about the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF), the higher education initiative proposed by Jo Johnson and open to consultation, it is an opportunity to focus on what should...
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