Thursday, May 9th, 2013
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
Monday, April 15th, 2013
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...
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
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...