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Melon – turning focus into something measurable, understandable, and improvable.

It’s always great to look back 20 years or so and see what TV...

So if you dug through the earth where would you be?

Just like in the cartoons if you dug down from where you are now,...

Essential Anatomy

Like its free sibling, Essential Skeleton, which focusses on the human skeleton, this app...

Essential Skeleton

This app, which has been designed from the ground up for the iPad, provides...

Challenge Chalk and Talk – Vive Le Video

Long gone are the days of chalk and talk, five days a week. Knowledge...

May 20th, 2013
Melon – turning focus into something measurable, understandable, and improvable.

It’s always great to look back 20 years or so and see what TV technology shows were predicting for the future. It usually brings a smile to your face as you watch a flying car, or a mobile communication device that can fit in your hand! There will soon be the equivalent of more than […]
May 14th, 2013
Challenge Chalk and Talk – Vive Le Video

Long gone are the days of chalk and talk, five days a week. Knowledge acquisition is not just about being told; being shown is vital. Students must experience their learning through their senses. In order to keep up with the changing way in which we acquire knowledge tapping into visual learning is key and with […]
May 9th, 2013
We all need a coach – how comfortable are you with feedback?

The TED series of talks and their website is a great repository of short insights which millions of us think is of value. So what could be a carry across to the world of teaching from this? Bill Gates recently spoke at a TED event in Edinburgh with the title “Teachers Need Real Feedback“. Whilst […]
April 30th, 2013
iPads in the classroom – dipping a toe in the digital potential

New technology surrounds us; our lives are now managed by our technology. We know that they are a part of our future. So, what role should these new innovations play in our classrooms? Can tablets such as iPads in the classroom be used to enhance learning, to: engage, motivate and extend pupils? The enormous potential […]
April 23rd, 2013
The BETT Awards – a worthy winner demonstrates the art of the possible in app design

The use of apps in education is an important area of innovation with many children getting access to their parent’s smartphones, tablets, and phablets. Many schools are also looking at how these devices can be used in the classroom environment. The annual BETT awards provides an opportunity for educators to acknowledge those who are making […]

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What we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge, and not knowledge in pursuit of the child.

George Bernard Shaw
When educating the minds of our youth we must not forget to educate their hearts.

Dalai Lama
Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.

Martin Luther King Jr.
When you know better you do better.

Maya Angelou
You have to go wholeheartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having.

Frank Lloyd Wright
The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, and all the sweet serenity of books.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

Mahatma Gandhi
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world

Nelson Mandela

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May 14th, 2013
Challenge Chalk and Talk – Vive Le Video

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May 20th, 2013
Melon – turning focus into something measurable, understandable, and improvable.

It’s always great to look back 20 years or so and see what TV technology shows were predicting for the future. It usually brings a smile to your face as you watch a flying car, or a mobile communication...
May 9th, 2013
We all need a coach – how comfortable are you with feedback?

The TED series of talks and their website is a great repository of short insights which millions of us think is of value. So what could be a carry across to the world of teaching from this? Bill Gates...
April 30th, 2013
iPads in the classroom – dipping a toe in the digital potential

New technology surrounds us; our lives are now managed by our technology. We know that they are a part of our future. So, what role should these new innovations play in our classrooms? Can tablets such as iPads in...
April 23rd, 2013
The BETT Awards – a worthy winner demonstrates the art of the possible in app design

The use of apps in education is an important area of innovation with many children getting access to their parent’s smartphones, tablets, and phablets. Many schools are also looking at how these devices can be used in the classroom...
April 18th, 2013
The Ubiquity of Apps – An Opportunity in Education

It’s difficult to think about a world without apps, however, it is only five years since the launch of the iTunes App Store. In this time apps have become ubiquitous and found across all platforms and not just the...
April 15th, 2013
Is it Possible to Have Education Excellence and Equity?

In recent decades comparison has been at the forefront of educational change. Since the creation of the league tables in 1992 schools have been ranked with the aim of helping contribute to education excellence. The stated aim was to...
April 9th, 2013
Going out with a Big Bang – inspiring the next generation to: heal, build, design, programme, & innovate

The Big Bang Fair proved to be a great inspiration. The largest celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths for young people in the UK certainly lived up to its explosive name. At school the subjects which engaged me...
March 28th, 2013
Educating for Application

I was recommended to a TED lecture called ‘use data to build better schools’ given by Andreas Schleicher. Andreas is from an OECD funded organisation called PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment). It was a great use of 15...