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Historians write counter-factuals: brief papers that speculate about ‘what ifs?’ For example if William of Normandy had lost the battle of Hastings in 1066 what would the UK have looked...
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the tendencies related to teacher attrition in many countries are alarming and have huge economical as well as educational implications The quality of teaching is of concern in most countries...
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An email message came round to the National Teaching Fellow (NTF) email list inviting us to write a blog article for BERA and I jumped at the chance. The invitation hit me at the right moment and...
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With the election of the first Conservative majority government since 1997, and the re-appointment of Nicky Morgan as Secretary of State, we can confidently expect a continuation of the school led...
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It might seem as if buildings, the physical location of education, are of only tangential interest to an education researcher: something that can be left to architects in the same way as the human...
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Teaching mathematics is a social justice issue. Despite numerous calls from the mathematics education community, the curriculum in England remains stubbornly resistant to change. Too many...
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For the past decade, I have been observing, researching and reporting on a group of Scottish teachers and lecturers, who through their trade union activities, have had a significant impact on...
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Teacher education is changing dramatically in England with more student teachers learning on the job as they train through new school-based programmes. Input from higher education and...
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Creating opportunities for individual teachers to work together for professional development is a common ambition in schools in England. Mentoring forms a critical learning resource for both...
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In this blog I want to examine why education is both tedious and yet fascinating as a subject. Where does boredom about education come from? I know it creeps up and silently closes one’s...
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Current educational change in England is based on the rationale that schools may be continually improved in ways that facilitate competitive advantage on a world stage. This rationale enables...
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Call it what you like - practitioner enquiry, classroom-based research, reflective analysis, clinical practice, evidence-informed leadership - the need for teachers and school leaders to look...
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