In my last post, I reflected upon the sheer number of pupils who have a registered place in Alternative Provision (AP) (67,600) or are being home-educated (close to 100,000). I argued that mainstream schools will need to review how they…
This much I know about…how our school system is on the verge of fracturing irrevocably
Mary Myatt and I have just signed off the proofs for our final book in the Huh curriculum series – Alternative Provision Huh. Interviewing so many disparate educationalists working in AP reminded me of Charlie Leadbeater and his book We-Think…
This much I know about…Alternative Provision
Just over three years ago I sent this email to Mary Myatt. It resulted in five books about the curriculum in which we gave a platform to brilliant practitioners who were shaping curricula across the primary, secondary, special and alternative…
This much I know about…losing one of my best mates, Anthony Christopher Knowles
I wrote this post early yesterday morning, in anticipation of the day ahead. Anthony Christopher Knowles 25 May 1973 – 9 March 2024 Later today, I will help carry the coffin containing our dear friend Ant into the crematorium. It…
This much I know about…being reunited with sonnets about my dad I thought were long lost
I’m a fan of a good sonnet, as was Seamus Heaney, who differentiated between poetic form and shape: ‘There is a mistaken equivalence being made nowadays in this kind of talk about a return to form. A lot of people…
This much I know about…The Letters of Seamus Heaney
‘I’m writing immediately in case I don’t write at all – the usual thing is that I delude myself into thinking a moment will come when I can write the “real” letter.’ ‘Even at 63, I’ve not learned that what’s…
This much I know about…inclusive, engaging teaching
Earlier this year I catalogued the many insights gleaned from educational experts which have been most influential in my curriculum thinking, in a post entitled, This much I know about… the principles of curriculum planning in action. In a series of…
This much I know about…how a learning model can help you plan and teach adaptively
Earlier this year I catalogued the many insights gleaned from educational experts which have been most influential in my curriculum thinking, in a post entitled, This much I know about… the principles of curriculum planning in action. In a series of…
This much I know about…Dylan Wiliam’s concept of the NEED/NEAT to know
Earlier this year I catalogued the many insights gleaned from educational experts which have been most influential in my curriculum thinking, in a post entitled, This much I know about… the principles of curriculum planning in action. In a series of…
This much I know about…why it is the “enacted” curriculum that matters most.
Earlier this year I catalogued the many insights gleaned from educational experts which have been most influential in my curriculum thinking, in a post entitled, This much I know about… the principles of curriculum planning in action. In a series…