LET'S GET POSITIVE...
Do you know a school that is simply brilliant! Let me know about the things that make it successful, so that I can share the magic on the blog! Don't be shy about it. Shout about it!
Chris
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Wednesday, 6 April 2011
Reading Matters!
I was in Leeds today meeting Joan Jacobs, the Chair, and Neil Bennett, the new Chief Executive, of Reading Matters which is a registered charity and not for profit social enterprise based in Bradford...
Reading Matters offers a range of accredited literacy support programmes that can be tailored to suit school requirements.
Reading Matters offers a range of accredited literacy support programmes that can be tailored to suit school requirements.
Waste in Schools Education Project!
It was great to hear about an environmental education project working in schools in Nottingham...
Over 55 primary schools across the city are taking part in the Waste in Schools Education project.
Southwark Primary School is apparently the latest to successfully complete the programme.
Over 55 primary schools across the city are taking part in the Waste in Schools Education project.
Southwark Primary School is apparently the latest to successfully complete the programme.
Attitude!
Attitude is such a powerful determinants of how we think, how we act and how we behave...
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do.
"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude to me is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than success, than what other people think or say or do.
Alain de Botton!
"You can only determine people's levels of happiness by investigating their ambitions, not their achievements."
Alain de Botton
This wonderful quote from someone, my friend and colleague, Dirk Gilleard always talks about captures that essential human need to have goals and hopes and dreams driving everything you do. What are your goals, dreams and hopes for the future?
Chris
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
'Race to Self Destruction: A History Lesson for Education Reformers'
Sir Ken Robinson sent this wonderful piece on testing and education by Yong Zhao, currently Presidential Chair and Associate Dean for Global Education, College of Education at the University of Oregon, where he also serves as the director of the Center for Advanced Technology in Education (CATE)...
"I was re-reading Jared Diamond’s brilliant book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, I found his story of how the Easter Islanders’ race to build the most magnificent statues eventually led to their collapse chillingly similar to what is happening to American education...
The hundreds of stone statues on Easter Island have been one of the greatest mysteries on earth.
"I was re-reading Jared Diamond’s brilliant book Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, I found his story of how the Easter Islanders’ race to build the most magnificent statues eventually led to their collapse chillingly similar to what is happening to American education...
The hundreds of stone statues on Easter Island have been one of the greatest mysteries on earth.
Learning leadership, intelligent accountability and beautiful systems!
Another interesting and rewarding day in Nottingham talking about learning leadership, intelligent accountability and beautiful systems...
Education is a passionate enterprise built on the interaction between human beings: teachers, students and parents. We know that we can't make anyone learn; learners, teachers, headteachers and schools have to be active in their own learning and unless they come to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and how they might deal with them, they will never make progress.
Education is a passionate enterprise built on the interaction between human beings: teachers, students and parents. We know that we can't make anyone learn; learners, teachers, headteachers and schools have to be active in their own learning and unless they come to understand their own strengths and weaknesses, and how they might deal with them, they will never make progress.
GREAT SCHOOLS: Little London Community Primary School
I was thinking about great schools again, how we develop ownership, responsibility and empowerment and engage powerfully with the communities we serve and I remembered Little London Community Primary School...
This is another little school that is doing something extraordinary at the heart of the Little London community.
This is another little school that is doing something extraordinary at the heart of the Little London community.
1000 Marbles!
I found another story in my night-time searches across cyberspace...
"Let me tell you something, something that has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities." And that's when he began to explain his theory of "a thousand marbles."...
"Let me tell you something, something that has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities." And that's when he began to explain his theory of "a thousand marbles."...
Behaviour and Discipline!
"Raising standards of behaviour in our schools is a key priority for the Coalition Government. Ministers want to restore teachers’ authority in the classroom and are committed to making sure that they have clear and concise guidance to help them feel confident in exercising their authority." DfE
I was feeling depressed after reading the latest missive from the DfE and discovered the Boston Pilot Schools Network whose principles seem to enshrine a different philosophy and approach to learning:
I was feeling depressed after reading the latest missive from the DfE and discovered the Boston Pilot Schools Network whose principles seem to enshrine a different philosophy and approach to learning:
Monday, 4 April 2011
GREAT SCHOOLS: John Smeaton Community College!
I have been reflecting on some great schools as I try to work out what it is that makes any school a great school...
Leadership certainly comes right at the top of any of the lists and a great example of the best leadership I have seen over the years was at John Smeaton Community College in Leeds.
Leadership certainly comes right at the top of any of the lists and a great example of the best leadership I have seen over the years was at John Smeaton Community College in Leeds.
Education Improvement Partnerships!
I learnt about the Education Improvement Partnerships in Nottingham today...
Pat Whitby who leads the coordination of the Education Improvement Partnerships in Nottingham City talked me through their work.
Pat Whitby who leads the coordination of the Education Improvement Partnerships in Nottingham City talked me through their work.
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