Educator, geek, computerphile, wannabe coder. T: @mrgpg (but don't really use it)
One of my previous head teachers taught me a phrase – “Perception is reality” – used for many aims; to spur us on during Inspection, to praise when initiatives went well and to feedback when things went wrong. This is equally true for data. Certain…
Sometimes you see a chart on a website and can't help thinking about the motivation and thought process behind it. Take this, taken from a live school local authority web site: The colours haven't been adjusted - shades of yellow / orange representing something over the years…
I blogged this in 2014 and regularly use the data in my presentations about "data abuse" in schools. Sadly, little has changed since then. How times have changed. 10 years ago the debate about technology and the impact on our young people was split between…
Back in January 2011 and 2014, I blogged under a similar title about science practicals and the benefit of researching in school. This post is an attempt to bring those thoughts up to date. Science teachers the world over, must be familiar with the following…
Originally written in 2014, when working as a head of science in a secondary school. Interesting how many of the "beliefs" are still just that - both for myself and the wider educational community. I know it’s the scientist in me, but before I can…