It’s Only Taken 782 Years
Many years ago I was booted out of Lancaster Royal Grammar School, a top all boys school in the North
November 14, 2017
Schools and the “Creativity Crisis”
Creativity and the role it takes in schools’ curriculums is a topic that divides many, suprisingly. When asked if they
October 3, 2017
Unfiltered Conference: Team, Culture & Diversity
Unfiltered, the business education video disrupter founded by Jake Millar and which I chair, staged an astoundingly good conference in
August 24, 2017
The Future of Learning
We are facing a crisis in education. Education simply hasn’t kept up. Teaching methods, teacher training, the stuff we’re learning
August 2, 2017
Can We Teach Happiness in the Classroom?
In the past, happiness was understood and experienced in the context of philosophical and religious beliefs. But today we tend
August 12, 2015
Designing and Doing
“Actually trying something is very different from learning about it in theory. I could explain kitesurfing until we’re blue in
August 11, 2015
Learning to Learn Better
Image source: oboi-colibri.ru It’s exam revision time (that’s British for “studying,”). One of my proudest moments was being named Governor
May 7, 2015
In the Penal Colony: This Way Out (part 3 of 3)
Image source: prospect.org Last week I wrote about the launch of the Marshall Project, a new not-for-profit, non-partisan journalism outlet
December 19, 2014
Art for Greater Empathy
When it comes to education, spending on Math and English are at the top of the list, and somewhere at
February 12, 2014
More Risk-Takers, Please
An article in the Guardian recently pointed out that education policy – in Britain at least – is trying to
July 16, 2013