For 10 of the last 12 years, I have been an exam marker for GCSE & A-Level papers across all the major boards, with the obvious break of the pandemic. …

In education, as in pretty much every sector, there is a huge issue with retention of staff. This is also not an issue which only affects the UK either; this is a global issue. So keeping your staff is hard; well try recruiting new people into your organisation, and that…

The two years I spent on the comedy circuit was hard work but a lot of fun. I learned three fundamentals of comedy that formed my approach to education. Let’s dive in. Fundamental #1: Jokes need their audience to take agency A joke takes the audience to a chasm, then relies on them to leap to the other side…

We need to immerse our children in learning to fully personalise learning, which promises to ‘supercharge current educational standards and learning delivery’ 10 or so years ago pushing the boundaries and immersing our children and young people in learning was outdoor education and things such as forest schools. …

For many people in education, the two words that we’d used to describe our system may well be control and accountability. The problem with those words is that they create a model that it is labour-intensive, demoralising and often, riddled with fear, blame & shame. This has been around for…

In the last 20 years, @NicholasFerroni has become a revered educator and was named one of the “100 Making a Difference” for his commitment to education reform. We interviewed him for the podcast this week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5S9mdh0QcE 🧵👇 #1: Teach the Truth This was a campaign to incorporate more minority figures and groups into the…

In England specifically, this topic is very polarising and there is an infatuation from many that knowledge is, and should be, the only focus of our education system. So, why is knowing all the dates & facts for History, such as The Battle or Hastings in 1066 (the only one…

We get lots of people asking us what we’re about: this essay is our way of trying to explain it. It’s hard to summarise what we do in 5 main points but we’ll try. Now, let’s dive in. #1: Positive Disruption Both words matter — it’s not just accepting the status quo —…

How do we try and enthuse our learners and teams to be creative? Many people when asked would say they are not creative but in our recent podcast with @TheTechRabbi we explored what creativity is and how it is something which takes consistent practice to develop. As he puts it…