Welcome to a space where I share my continuous ramblings about all things educational. This can be the latest thing I have tried, or it can also be my latest thinking on pedagogy or task design. Whatever the reason was that brought you here, enjoy. As always, all feedback is welcome. Happy reading. MRMICT.
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Reframing the Dip: Not Catastrophising the Year 7 Drop in Enjoyment – From A Primary Perspective
https://www.impactedgroup.uk/resources/report-mind-the-engagement-gap The Mind the Engagement Gap report by ImpactEd (linked above 👆) has been circulating this week; however, one graph is being shared and a narrative is being written; one that I think lacks nuance. It shows a steep drop in pupils’ enjoyment of school between Year 6 and Year 7. As a Year 6…
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Bridging the Divide: Rethinking Primary and Secondary Curriculum Depth
Every so often, a comment online stops me in my tracks, not because it’s offensive, but because it intrigues me and says something important about how we see our profession or about the state of education in general. Last week, I shared a Year 6 computing task exploring copyright and ownership in the age of…
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Slides, Tasks, and the Outward Thinking in Between
I get asked the same question quite regularly: “Would you be willing to share your slides for this lesson?” It’s a fair question, particularly when I’m already very happy to share tasks, and I completely understand the reasons behind it. We are all busy, and it’s natural to want a shortcut that saves planning time.…
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Classroom Displays: Purpose, Perception, and Practicality
This blog post started, as many things do these days, with a scroll through social media whilst drinking my Sunday morning coffee. A post popped up in my Instagram feed: “Create effective Ofsted-friendly classroom displays.” I couldn’t quite believe that this post was being shared, let alone by one of the largest educational publishers in…
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Do Quality Curriculum Tasks Matter?
Mary Myatt recently posed a simple yet intriguing question: “Do quality curriculum resources matter?” Her answer – “Of course they do!” – is one I wholeheartedly agree with. I’ve seen Mary speak on this very topic, and she makes the case abundantly clear: children don’t need cartoon caricatures or A.I.-generated sources; they need the real…
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Should Tech Become the Task?
Why Excitement Shouldn’t Replace Connection in the Digital Classroom If you know me, read my blogs or my recent book, you will undoubtedly be aware that I am a huge advocate for EdTech and have always encouraged the use of tech in the classroom. There’s no doubt technology has transformed our classrooms. From 1:1 iPad…
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