Education – Mike Stubbs, Composer

To Write The Word ‘It’

Ever thought about all that learning to write actually involves? From sensory input to spatial awareness, it’s a lot more involved than you might think.

Executive Function, Working Memory, Processing Speed, Motor Skills, and Cognitive Load in Primary School Children

Executive Function, Working Memory, Processing Speed, Motor Skills and Cognitive Load all impact children’s learning and development. But what does this have to do with school?

Pub Quiz Curriculum Addendum – Life in Quiz Shows

Is your life more Mastermind or Taskmaster?

Sir Ken Robinson and the Debate on Creativity in Education

Welcome to the battle for the soul of education! The two camps – academic standards and creative freedom – lie ready to fight it out for supremacy. But is this really an ‘either/or’ situation? The reality is a lot more nuanced…

The Evolution of Primary Education in the United Kingdom

It would seem to me that, overall, the history of educational development in the United Kingdom is one of best intentions with attempts at promoting social mobility and justice rather sabotaged by questionable judgement calls and biases. Read on to see if you agree…

Research based methods for teaching, learning, planning and assessment

Given the current focus on the Curriculum and Assessment Review (CAR) and its impact on teaching and learning, I thought I would share my own thoughts, for what they are worth. They are informed by 30+ years of classroom practice and 20+ years of being a SENCO. Read on for details of the topics I intend to cover…

Discernment curriculum addendum

The ‘Curriculum and Assessment Review final report – Building a world-class curriculum for all’ asserts: ‘As our Interim Report noted, many aspects of the current system are working well. In comparison to other jurisdictions, we have a reasonably broad and balanced curriculum to age 16 which offers all children an entitlement to a core setContinue reading “Discernment curriculum addendum “

Knowledge Rich or Discernment Curriculum?

Almost all discussions about our National Curriculum seem to push the idea that we need pupils to be pumped full of knowledge. Surely our children would be better served if we were to teach them how to interact with and verify information – a discernment curriculum.