ADHD – Ways to ensure that all children’s needs are addressed and they have every opportunity to reach their potential I read an article recently which talked about the different ways to help children with ADHD (Attention deficiency/hyperactivity disorder). Mention ADHD and many in education will think ‘Ritalin’ the drug Read more…
Making every learning experience an opportunity to fulfil a child’s potential in the world. Schools rightly intervene when a child struggles, tries to identify the cause and then provide the solution. The issues that arise are sometimes genetic, sometimes medical, sometimes because of the child’s background but the aim is Read more…
We were delighted to welcome our students back to school and the ‘physical learning environment’. We were a little concerned how they would adapt, adhering to the Ministry of Education’s directive of maintaining 1 metre distancing, receiving temperature checks on arrival and the regular sanitising of hands but, as children Read more…
A Contagious Positive Ethos. At the beginning of the school year, most teachers spend the first day or so getting to know their new class and, in turn, their new class gets to know them and their expectations. At the start of my teaching career this used to involve writing Read more…
It’s that time of year that parents dream of and many teachers too, the return to school after the long summer holidays. At this time of year, every stakeholder is filled with the optimism of what the year may bring – Johnny will be able to tie his laces independently, Read more…
A levels and IGCSE Exams. The fiasco and subsequent furore over this year’s A levels and IGCSE exams has dominated the headlines in the UK and, to a lesser extent, internationally, in schools which follow the English National Curriculum. Putting aside the hyperbole and the U turns that have developed Read more…
Challenging students to become thinkers, problem solvers and appliers of knowledge If you were to step back and take an overview of the world and all that’s happening in it, you’d recognise that we’re in a time where multiple problems, some interlinked, fill us with fear for the future; Sino-American Read more…
Transforming a student learning and school experience The world is full of acronyms and I’ve noticed over the last few years that more of these are creeping into education. Some of them are so rarely encountered that I have to look them up to remind me what they refer to Read more…
Does online education hold the key to student critical thinking? Anyone with even a slight interest in education will recognise the term ‘critical thinking’, with the term often being followed by angst-ridden comments from teachers and lecturers about how hard it is to engage students in undertaking it. It helps Read more…
The Battle Against COVID-19 In the UK, it seems that confusion reigns in the battle against Covid-19 and, without clear guidance from the authorities, the public are having to make decisions for themselves on their safety, regardless of legislation. At one end of the spectrum are the reckless who flout Read more…