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  • Emotion in the Curriculum

    Emotion in the Curriculum

    This short piece explores the big idea of including subject-specific emotions in our curricula, alongside the content and skills we may want students to learn. Read more

  • Starting Strong

    Starting Strong

    Some tips on how to plan and deliver that first lesson. Most likely appropriate for settings where great behaviour and compliance is not a guarantee. Read more

  • Building the Right Culture

    Building the Right Culture

    Cultures exists in a school. The only choice you have is whether you proactively want to define and shape it or whether you want to leave it up to chance. Read more

  • Buying Coconut Oil Didn’t Give Me A Six-Pack

    Buying Coconut Oil Didn’t Give Me A Six-Pack

    A cautionary tale about not taking the easy option in education if you want to truly transform practice Read more

  • The New Year Fallacy

    The New Year Fallacy

    Creating the right climate at the start of the year is tricky enough. What can feel impossible, is changing it part way through the year. This piece suggests some ways to go about it. Read more

  • Teaching Problem Solving (Kind Of)

    Teaching Problem Solving (Kind Of)

    Students don’t get better at problem solving by simply solving more problems. This is a look at what sorts of problems need solving in school mathematics and some explicit strategies that can help make our students better at it. Read more