I constantly hear students saying that they made a silly mistake or that they didn't read the question carefully. To me, these are excuses. We don't know the material well enough, make a mistake because of it and then try... Continue Reading →
I recently shared to Facebook Tom Bennett's excellent dismantling of a ridiculous video which did the rounds about a year ago. A teacher friend duly shared my post, which was critiqued by a friend of theirs (a complete stranger to... Continue Reading →
Last night on Twitter I reached out to hear people's thoughts on how to go about writing a KS3 science curriculum bearing cognitive science in mind (1). I got some really interesting responses from people who are a) more knowledgeable... Continue Reading →
Below is an unmitigated rant that I wrote on Facebook in response to George Monbiot's Guardian article. It isn't they type of thing that I would usually use this blog for so if you're looking for calm and reasoned analysis... Continue Reading →
Please note I have written about this in a less technical way for teachwire here Exam Technique: Is That a Thing? No. Well, probably not. Presumably it depends on how you define "exam technique". In my experience people generally use... Continue Reading →
The Wellcome Trust recently published a large scale survey into science practicals at schools in the UK. There is a lot that I found objectionable in the report (which looks like it has a solid methodology though I am no... Continue Reading →
I come from a faith which holds study as one of its highest values. For over two thousand years, Jews across the world have been studying Judaism's holiest texts: the Tenach (Hebrew Bible), the Mishna, the Talmud and thousands of other... Continue Reading →
Below is a list of things I have read and found interesting and have helped me develop as a teacher. I've been collecting them over the last year or so and tried desperately to keep them in order. This is... Continue Reading →
I remember on my PGCE being presented with the following quote on a lecture slide: "Students learn more in the last 5 minutes of lesson than they did in the first 55" It was from some educationalist who I had... Continue Reading →
A Chemical Orthodoxy 