#chile #teaching trip to #craighouse school #bachelorofeducation #pioe #ite University of Plymouth PlymUniInternational with Jen Tagell @GriersonTeach @ocrowley97 #getintoteaching

Children with identified SEN make up half of children who have been permanently excluded from state maintained schools in the UK (DfE, 2017) #timeforchange #ourvulnerablechildren #myPhD

In #School in Chile looking at the #IPC in practice and the question arises of the purpose of #education as viewing The #child as an economic unit versus the child as a fulfilled individual. #teacherlife #comparativeeducation #Pisatests

Last day at #Craighouseschool in #Chile. Leaving my wee band of #traineeteachers here- they are in good hands and have lots to give too. #teachingpractice #teacherlife #getintoteaching #clearing #alevelresults #careerplanning University of Plymouth

Is nihilism the ultimate conclusion of anthropocentrism? To go beyond you have to create values beyond the human. But is the act of ‘valuing’ too human for that to make any sense?

A university education is not a product to be checked on gocompare.com #sigh theguardian.com/education/2018…

The great #academyschools scandal. #agree or #disagree? #education #gove #policy #theresmorethanbrexit theguardian.com/education/2018…

#Darwin's children doodled in the margins of the original manuscript of 'On the Origin of Species'... newyorker.com/tech/elements/…

One of our Alumni is about to embark on this huge expedition! Wow!!

Please take a few minutes to read Leo's blog titled 'The Winter King' and leave him a comment. coleshillheath.net/churchill2018/… #blogging #loveofwriting David Mitchell Coleshill Heath School

bbc.co.uk/news/education… will this refocus what is ‘valued’ in #education onto a more broad and balanced #curriculum I wonder?

November is here, and that means a massive shift is coming. And by "massive" I am of course referring to the redefinition of the kilogram unit of mass that the world has been building up to for more than 100 years. Let me explain:

The death of #learningstyles... mailchi.mp/lists/schadenf…

To Grammar or not to (teach) Grammar? Philip Pullman thinks not. Do you agree? theguardian.com/education/2005… It's sad to see the way things have gone in the 13 years since this was published- Quixotic word play in Year 6? Or fronted adverbial drills? Leave me to tilt at windmills.

Drive aims to increase number of men in early years education in UK theguardian.com/education/2019…

Drive aims to increase number of men in early years education in UK come and #traintoteach University of Plymouth we have #earlyyears and #primaryteaching pathways #getintoteaching #ucas #teachersareawesome theguardian.com/education/2019…

Update on the squishy squishy flex PCB electrodes I made with @[email protected]: they work perfectly! It was kind of weird to solder something bendy but I’m totally in love with flex... expect lots more wobbly circuits over the coming months ⚡️🛠💜

Still time to join the PIOE BA Early Childhood Studies, BA Education and BEd programmes all have places. Give us a ring 🙂

HUGE news! I’ve signed a book deal with TAB / McGraw-Hill (part of the US publishers McGraw Hill) to write my first book in my own name... ⚡️ The Crafty Kid’s Guide to DIY Electronics ⚡️ I’m so excited to share my ideas with you! 💖🔨✨😭

#teach to #learn. #learntoteach. digest.bps.org.uk/2018/05/04/lea… #Inspired? #Teachertraining University of Plymouth.