Monthly Archives: February 2014

Brain science and education: seeking the right connections

Posted on 28 February 2014 by Blog Editor — 1 Comment

Kevan Collins What can neuroscience tell us about education? This question elicits a wide range of responses from teachers, neuroscientists and educators – from the pessimistic “Nothing. What can a brain scan tell a teacher about what to do with…

Tagged with: evidence-informed practice, Kevan Collins, learning games, neuroscience, neuroscience and education, Research matters, spaced learning, uncertain reward
Posted in Uncategorized

How did Shanghai win this year’s Education World Cup?

Posted on 26 February 2014 by Blog Editor — 3 Comments

Chris Husbands It was Finland. Before that it was Singapore. A long time ago it was West Germany. Now it is Shanghai. If there were an Education World Cup, Shanghai would currently be the holders. Shanghai’s performance in the 2012…

Tagged with: Chris Husbands, East China Normal University, maths results, PISA, Shanghai
Posted in Chris Husbands, International comparisons, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment

It’s half-term; do you know where your teacher is?

Posted on 20 February 2014 by Blog Editor — 5 Comments

Karen Edge In my house, our teacher of importance is my partner. He is a late-entry, career-changing primary teacher in an inner-London school. As our son is still in nursery school, my partner remains the teacher-of-note in our family. He is OUR…

Tagged with: extreme work, half-term, Karen Edge, teacher work-load, work/life balance
Posted in Karen Edge, Leadership and management, Teachers and teaching assistants

Addressing the bigger picture on teaching assistant interventions

Posted on 12 February 2014 by Blog Editor — 1 Comment

Peter Blatchford It is good to hear the positive results from new studies, funded by the Education Endowment Foundation, showing that interventions carried out by teaching assistants (TAs) with small groups helped improve children’s results in the 3Rs. In fact…

Tagged with: DISS project, interventions, Peter Blatchford, special educational needs, TAs, teaching assistants, whole school policies
Posted in Special educational needs and psychology, Teachers and teaching assistants, Teaching, learning, curriculum & assessment

How class continues to drive the equality gap in England’s adult skills

Posted on 10 February 2014 by Blog Editor — 3 Comments

Andy Green The latest OECD Survey of Adult Skills (SAS) generated much commentary on the relatively poor level of adult skills in England – particularly the revelation that on both literacy and numeracy tests young people scored no better than…

Tagged with: adult basic skills, adult skills, Andy Green, equality gap, international comparisons, literacy and numeracy, OECD, social background, social class
Posted in Further higher and lifelong education, International comparisons