I saw a meme the other day and it was fantastic. It showed a person with a massive great big stone on their back. It had all of the things that are crappy in the world at the moment written on it: COVID; Lockdown; home-schooling; no time to work; not […]
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So at first reading, the headline “Ban pushy parents from emailing teachers, says Ofsted” would suggest that Ofsted thinks that schools have the time or the resources to do so and that it is actually something that they’ve said. On further reading, it’s not that at all. I’m all for […]
The Times Educational Supplement reported this week that primary school teachers are suffering significant levels of distress as a result of their jobs. This is at the same time that teachers are also viewed as one of the most trusted professions. There is a disjoint and it is something that […]
One of the broad ideas I touched on in my PhD thesis (you can read it here, should you so wish!) was how individuals’ understanding of themselves internally affected how they interacted with others and ultimately, their identity in a social setting. In that context, I looked at young people’s dyslexia. […]