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Category Archives: Student Culture
12 treasure chests in the golden age of CPD #2: Student Culture
Over the last ten years, teachers and school leaders have led on creating a golden age of professional learning. The facts suggest we are entering a golden era of CPD. Research-based CPD has undergone an explosion over the last decade. … Continue reading
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How willpower works: the science of self-control
David Blaine spent 35 hours on a 80-foot pillar just 22 inches wide, without a safety harness, fighting hallucinations and the urge to nod off (and fall to his death). He spent 63 sleepless hours in a giant block … Continue reading
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How can we create great school ethos?
Create a summer school with practice routines to automate good habits. ‘Habits are like a cable; we weave a strand every day, and soon it cannot be broken’. Horace Mann, 1848 ‘All our life is but a mass … Continue reading
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