The essence of social pedagogy
This short text aims to shed some light on the education of first year child welfare pedagogues in Norway. These are undergraduates and social pedagogy is mandated in their education and...
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The development of subject knowledge for teaching within the graduate teacher programme: how far does it provide a legacy for salaried schools direct?
I read with great interest Ali Messer’s BERA blog (4th August 2016) which accords with the findings and recommendations arising from my research on the development of subject knowledge for...
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The challenge of enabling Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) in higher education
My interest in the use of technology for learning originates from my initial professional role as a Clinical Diagnostic Radiographer. This led me on to teach Diagnostic Radiography and undertake...
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Initial teacher education is about ‘sojourning’: the role of universities in developing ‘know that’ to inform ‘know how’
Context: Educational Excellence Everywhere White Paper March 2016 The White paper proposes: a ‘new accreditation’ that’ will raise the quality and status of the teaching profession, better...
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‘Beyond the Plateau’: Right Problem, Odd Solution
‘Beyond the Plateau’: The Case for an Institute of Advanced Teaching, published by the IPPR last week, identifies probably the key school-level challenge in improving educational outcomes and...
Continue reading blog postYesterdays and tomorrows: what the referendum says about education
In one sense, of course, it has nothing to do with education – certainly not with schools. The EU referendum may be more important than a General Election but education policy is not a...
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Metaphorically speaking…
I’m currently reviewing some guidance as to how to make lecturing notes/teaching materials as accessible as possible. It is, of course, important to be as accessible to all as possible, but I am...
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Power to the People; Can Teacher Coaching be viewed as a form of Transformational Leadership?
There is something both alluring and disquieting about theories which can be summed up as a catchy combination of letters and numbers. They create a hook, something which we can engage with, may...
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The Adventure of Education
Is it possible to think about education as adventure? This is a question I raised in a recent article I wrote for the Journal of Education Administration and History (Tamboukou 2016). The idea...
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Developing a cohesive strategy for leading learning inside education?
I read Ian Potter’s blog post ‘Can we learn together?’ with interest having spoken to him at Belmas back in the Summer, on some of these issues. As a secondary school teacher who has worked...
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The HE Green Paper: five things we know and five speculations
Jo Johnson, the minister for higher education, has now published the government’s eagerly awaited Green Paper on the future of universities. It’s a long document, at almost 35,000 words. Most...
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