The Gates of Europe by Serhii Plokhy
As I delve into research for my upcoming book, which examines the history of Ukraine through the lens of its football badges, a recent...
'Do No Harm' - what if you structured the school experience around preserving and enhancing the molecular health of staff and students?
I recently read the brilliant Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality by Venki Ramakrishnan. Perhaps it’s part...
Royal Anglians
In honour of Remembrance Sunday this year, let's move away from sports badges and look at the cap badge of The #RoyalAnglian Regiment,...
Could more military schools be the answer to stopping Trump?
With the US election days away and polls suggesting that Trump is picking up large support from young men, the Western world is facing up...
Notes on ADEK inclusion policy 2023
Notes and thoughts: Documented Learning Plans cover the range of IEPs, ISPs, ILPs, BSPs (Behaviour Support Plans), Advanced Learning...
Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart
The Prime Minister that Britain so desparately needed but did not deserve. The Britain Rory describes is completely broken. Every...
Private schools have the most freedom to respond to the educational crisis. Let them.
Recently Latymer and Bedales schools in England, both elite private schools, have taken the decision to ditch the GCSE. Some have seen...
The Inclusion Illusion: How children with special educational needs experience mainstream schools
By Rob Webster Abridged notes from this book will follow. Essential findings: TAs as they are currently used often lead to worse...
How To Fight A War (or in this case - run a school)
These are the notes I've made while reading Mike Martin's excellent "How To Fight A War". While it looks at how effective military...
Only one thing works in Tory Britain - the wrecking ball they've taken to our nation.
During my recent studies to become a SENCO (Special Educational Needs Coordinator), I stumbled upon the Government's newly published...
