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As the journey to shifting our whole school approach to teaching and learning continues, I thought I would post an update as recent conversations with colleagues in other schools seem to indicate that there are still anxieties, elements of uncertainty and a perception of apprehensiveness with moving to ungraded lessons. I would ask why? If … Continue reading
Here’s my presentation which supported my seminar at BETT on Wednesday 21st January 2015. I would like to thank everyone who attended and I sincerely hope you enjoyed it. Bringing The Real World Into Learning – Synopsis Like many teachers and school leaders in the UK, and I would assume in other countries across the … Continue reading
I thought it prudent to set the scene ahead of my BETT talk and also provide a brief insight for the benefit of those people who cannot be there, without giving too much away for those that will be! I’ll be publishing a detailed blog on my BETT experience following the show, so please sign … Continue reading
Finally, in a time of what appears to feel like the ‘shackles’ are starting to come off in terms of a less OFSTED driven, prescriptive evaluation for teachers across the country, it seems that creativity, innovation and risk-taking are all starting to blossom in schools. This is fantastic, music to my ears, and as a … Continue reading
I’ve become increasingly interested in the evolution of ‘MOOCs’ as they emerge, branded as the potential future of education, but do they have a role in schools? I thought I’d share my views as I look into this at my School. Probably one of the most significant developments in education in recent years, MOOCs (massive open online … Continue reading
It goes without saying that TED is an inspirational video resource. TED talks are informative, influential and thought provoking and this has got me thinking, why not integrate them into teaching? For example, you can use them to develop students’ oral and communication skills by debating particular topics and forming discussions. Also, they are a fantastic catalyst for … Continue reading
Personally at times I have been frustrated, as have my students, from getting their ‘blue sky’ ideas into something more tangible, such as a working prototype. Over the last few years it has felt quite impossible at times that if you don’t have any specific technical/design skills it’s always difficult to make things happen. However, now it may be a lot easier … Continue reading
This is an extract from my previous blog: Teaching and Learning: Reflections from the new Framework experience……. The lesson observation….. The only way I can describe it; huge pressure! As Director of Teaching and Learning I had to deliver, how could I possibly hold credibility in my own head if I was anything less than Outstanding in … Continue reading
So, the anticipation, the expectation, the preparation, the worry, the rumours; hearing that this School has been placed into special measures and that School has gone from Outstanding to requires Improvement, reading blog posts and getting more and more prepared for the inevitable. In reality what was it really like? Was it really that bad? … Continue reading
With Apple recently announcing over 1 million apps in their App Store, one would assume finding an App isn’t difficult. You’d be correct in this assumption, however finding an app that can be integrated into education as a learning tool takes a little more consideration. Finding free educational apps that are worth downloading and enable … Continue reading
Gary King 