In an era where quality and effective teaching and learning is recognised internationally as being supported by things such as strong university degrees for prospective teachers of at least Master
Defining Success and Effective Learning: June 2010
When parents are asked the question, "What do you want most for your children?" the common three top responses are to be;
What Does It Mean to Have a Childhood? April 2010
"Today's child has become the unwilling, unintended victim of overwhelming stress- the stress borne of rapid, bewildering social change and constantly rising expectations" (Elkind 2001).<
Back to the meaningful “Basics”…… March 2010
Back to the meaningful "Basics"......The diversity of this country and some of the implications for teaching and learning.
AND I THOUGHT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE AN EDUCATION REVOLUTION!! February 2010
As an educator, having been a teacher, academic and now a consultant in education, I am familiar with the trends in the UK and particularly the USA in recent years where students are “taught to the te
Another year starts....getting it as right as we can: January 2010
Parenting and family life
Welcome to my first editorial for 2010: it has been an exciting start to the year with the release of my latest book for parents through Penguin Publishing.
Bringing it all together; December 2009
This is our last editorial for 2009.
It has been an amazing year in relation to the amount of research and number of studies that were released from across the world in terms of what young children in their preschool and primary years need most to learn effectively and to gain a range of important life skills (two of the most impressive studies have been attached as PDF files at the bottom of this document).
