We are missing an opportunity to truly transform digital education…
And, it should be said, it is not the schools at fault here. As a primary school practitioner I am incredibly proud of how schools transformed their provision when the March lockdown got. Schools across the country adapted creatively, often on a shoestring budget, to develop some kind of onlineContinue Reading
Covid Secure Pupil Voice
Prompted by a comment from one of my pupils recently ‘ we never see them anymore really though…’ Primary schools pride themselves on developing pupil leadership; encouraging children to get out of their comfort zone and allowing them to have a say in areas of school life. If your schoolContinue Reading
Taking a Primary School Online
I’m not going to pretend that I am an expert in this. Having taken the opportunity to reflect on what has been a memorable few months I wanted to evaluate some of the learning that has taken place online within our primary school. I hope that these thoughts will goContinue Reading
EdTech round up of 2018-9
Getting back to my roots now with a look at two new bits (and one not so new) of of actually useful edtech that has graced my school this year! Reusable Notebooks – Rocketbook The idea of a reuseable notebook is not new. And there a few on the market.Continue Reading
Online CPD to tackle Climate Change
I have written about the usefulness and scope of MOOCs before – although their use as specific teacher CPD has always been a bit tenuous. The United Nations has had an excellent online repository of courses connected to Climate Change and Climate Literacy for some time, (UNCCLearn). Now for theContinue Reading
The future’s bright, the future’s Cumbrian!
I had the pleasure this week of attending a fantastic conference full of great speakers and big names in Education. Not the first time I‘ve done this of course, but this one was different in that it occurred on my doorstep. My Cumbrian doorstep. The reality here is that sinceContinue Reading