Mundesley Junior School

These two words somewhat leapt out, off the page, into the soul from this article
Education: Expand academy model into the primary sector, says thinktank.
from the Guardian this morning.
Apparently it comes from a book by these guys.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The full report is here.
I’m sure they are not talking about the staff in any Primary School. We’re too busy: [...]

Charles Leadbeater is the man of the moment.
A video from 2005

Which chimes with this chap. Clay Shirky

Back to the UK, Charles Leadbeater’s 21 ideas. From the Innnovation Website

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
What’s Next? - Page from the Innovation website.
Blue Skies Learning from last week’s Guardian, by John Crace
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Fascinating article in today’s Guardian about the research of Kathy Sylva - Professor of Educational Psychology at Oxford University.
‘For a poor child, not going to pre-school was like tying their hands behind their back for the rest of primary school.’
Guru of the Playgroup
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Last week’s headlines ‘Minister’s threats put schools in turmoil, say heads.’ have been followed up in today’s Guardian.
Original Press release here. ‘Ed Balls vows to help secondary moderns.‘
Yes ‘Grammar’ and ‘Secondary Modern’ are still with us.
It would appear that some apologies were in order.
‘Troubled schools: Who is failing whom?‘ by Wendy Berliner.
And an interesting [...]

This has been obvious to me for the ten years I have been struggling with
the madness of the crowded Primary Curriculum.
Singapore has often been held up as something to emulate, particularly in the context
of maths. Our Primary Review is beginning to point in this direction, I think, perhaps but can the policy makers adjust to [...]