Skinners’ Kent Academy is an all-ability secondary academy in Tunbridge Wells. Recently judged outstanding in every category by Ofsted, the academy is founded on the principles of high standards and high aspirations, active participation, and an inclusive and emotionally rich environment.
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Education technology is often thought of in terms of classroom interventions such as interactive whiteboards and tablet-equipped classrooms. But new technology also has the potential to transform the way we think about assessment – and indirectly to improve student outcomes in the process. In particular, comparative judgement, a technologically-enhanced form of assessment, could help to […]
Read moreThe word of the decade in Silicon Valley is “scalability”, or, if you’re not familiar, how to expand a service or product to its maximum potential and widest reach. For years, startups and tech companies have been building technology that reaches as many people as possible.
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Isn’t it amazing how quickly and easily adolescents can learn the words of a song, and yet they struggle to remember mathematical formulae? Memory in mathematics is quite peculiar. In common with learning the words of a song, once you get started, it can be surprising how much comes back, but, as with songs, it […]
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Pierre and Marie – scientists who researched radioactivity, Watson and Crick – worked out the double helix shape of DNA, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak – founders of Apple computers, Sam and Amy – who? That is me and my science technician! I could not do my job without the support of the technical team. We, […]
Read moreIt’s the end of the autumn term and you’re beyond exhausted. It’s dark when you arrive at school and dark when you leave. Glitter coats every part of your body and you’ve been listening to strained versions of In the Bleak Midwinter since October. What’s more, your carefully constructed plans for the last few days […]
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During September many new trainees have started their courses and are on the road to becoming successful teachers of foreign languages. We need you! I’ve heard that you are very keen and enthusiastic and certainly the trainees I had at York last year were, and the new group who have just started seem to be! […]
Read moreI ended my last post by asking for any readers to get in touch with any views they would like to express on A Level reform. Please feel free to comment and as promised, I will add your thoughts to my summary to go to ALL – thank you in advance. Having read through the […]
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