For a whole host of reasons, I have become increasingly interested in the history of Teddy Bears – not something you’d normally expect of a…
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As so many children have started back at school today, I found myself reflecting on the story of one child I taught, many years ago.…
Comments closedI was honoured this week to receive an Honorary Doctorate in Social Science from the University of Bolton. As one friend commented – “Dressing up…
Comments closedHeld annually on 5 October since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers.…
Comments closedBack to school. Three words that are loaded with extra meaning this year. I don’t really recall how I felt about going back to school…
Comments closedMany years ago, I helped to develop a culture of continual assessment in English schools, particularly at AS and A level, moving away from final…
Comments closedMore than twenty years ago, in 1998, The Age magazine, based in Melbourne Australia, published an article about what schools might look like in the…
Comments closedThe death of George Floyd at the hands of white police officers has stunned and outraged the world. On Sunday afternoon, I watched footage of…
Comments closedTogether, we face challenging and uncertain times. Fewer and fewer of us are able to avoid the impact of the spread of the COVID-19 virus.…
Comments closedToday is the 30th anniversary of the signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. 30 years ago, I was a young…
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