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Screens: Taking the Long View. . .

Many of us raised from the 1960’s through to the 1980’s will recall the tangible horror we felt the first time we read George Orwell’s...

What is the Judicious Use of Screens in Schools?

Back in the 1990’s, I commented to my colleagues that I felt the need to place a cardboard box around my head when teaching so that my...

Connection, Collaboration and Cooperation (The beauty of how the 3C’s work together.)

THE BEAUTY OF HOW THE ‘THREE C’S’ WORK As teachers, we are all familiar with the importance of using the strategies of collaboration,...

Rewarding or Nurturing - Have We Got It All Wrong?

Have we ever stopped to consider the role and impact of rewards in education? How would you answer this question if asked to reply...

Children's Art Work in Primary Schools - One Small Step

My colleagues and I recently made one small, yet significant, step against the flooding incoming tide of the imposition of grading...

The Declining Standards of Literacy – What’s Really Happening?

Is the much-touted deterioration of literacy standards really exclusively attributable to teachers in schools? Declining literacy...

Oral Language - Building Blocks to Our Natural Expression

Have you noticed the decline in oral language in young children as they start school? As teachers we have been observing this decline in...

The Unseen Effects of Speaking Competitions in Primary Age School Children

We are no longer speaking to express, we are speaking to impress There is a widespread belief in society that it is good for us to be...

The Teaching of Genres in Schools and a New Critical Literacy - Part 1

Around 30 years ago, the English curriculum underwent a significant pedagogical shift into the explicit teaching of genres, most notably...