Frei components of Trust
I want to talk to you about how to build and rebuild trust, because it’s my belief that trust is the foundation for everything we do. – Frances Frei Up until know, my professional interest in trust has been focused …
No such thing as “extra-curricular”
We are all well aware that since becoming Ofsted’s chief inspector back in January 2017, Amanda Spielman made it clear that curriculum will be a key focus. Then in the next breadth, one expects to hear the terms, “breadth and …
nrocks18 sessions
We travelled up the night before, enjoyed staff time together and walked in beautiful sunshine to Leeds Beckett Campus. We soaked up the welcoming atmosphere (a little more familiar and established than Southern Rocks) before heading to the sports hall …
#nrocks18
Four teachers from our school have travelled up from Hindhead in Surrey to support our older sister, Northern Rocks, #nrocks18, at Leeds Beckett University. Again, the turn out demonstrates the appetite for self directed professional development. Why are we here? We …
The Science of Learning Week 2
So we are onto Week 2 of this FutureLearn course. Week 2: Engagement for learning Before we start this weeks tasks, I want to propose that students can be engaged in the task or activity, that does not ensure that …
The Science of Learning with FutureLearn
FutureLearn aims to help everyone fulfil their potential in a changing world, by transforming access to education. FutureLearn is an amazing learning repository. Built upon a beautifully clean, beautifully simple learning platform, FutureLearn presents high quality content and discussion to facilitate learning, …
Oxytocin – trust chemical
The good news – experiments around the world have shown that humans are naturally inclined to trust others. The bad news, they don’t always. Back to the good news – neuroscience tells us that the amount of oxytocin we produce, predicts …
Hive mind – teacher talk
Having taken an interest in Cultures of Thinking, I remain interested in conversations around the development of thinking, revealing thinking and therefore oracy. I listened to Professor Neil Mercer Tes Talk with great interest. Whilst he most definitely did not …