Month: June 2018

The best approach to understanding Religious Language is through the Cataphatic Way. [40] | vardycharlotte

June 26, 2018

The word “cataphatic” comes from the Greek “kataphasis” meaning affirmation.  To take the Cataphatic Way is to affirm things positively of God and to assume a univocal understanding of words and claims.  By this approach, if somebody says “God is good”, they mean much the same as if they said “St Anselm is good”.  The … More The best approach to understanding Religious Language is through the Cataphatic Way. [40] | vardycharlotte

White lines, don’t do it? Behind the media spin, Spielman’s misquoted comments on behaviour are cause for celebration | Tom Bennett

June 23, 2018

Spielman at her address to the Festival of EducationImage gallery thumbnail Brace yourself: Tom Brown’s School Days are about to make a comeback. According to recent headlines, Ofsted have indicated they’ll soon be expecting schools to make like Bash Street and get medieval on their classes:  ‘Ofsted backs return to old-school punishments’ thundered the Times. … More White lines, don’t do it? Behind the media spin, Spielman’s misquoted comments on behaviour are cause for celebration | Tom Bennett

Constructing a coherent key stage 3 assessment system | missdcox

June 22, 2018

I’m embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t really considered how assessment might be a coherent system in key stage 3 until recent years. This process began when we were asked to consider how we would assess in our subjects when levels were no longer necessary. We’ve been lucky enough to be given the time to … More Constructing a coherent key stage 3 assessment system | missdcox

Constructing a coherent key stage 3 assessment system | missdcox

June 21, 2018

I’m embarrassed to admit that I hadn’t really considered how assessment might be a coherent system in key stage 3 until recent years. This process began when we were asked to consider how we would assess in our subjects when levels were no longer necessary. We’ve been lucky enough to be given the time to … More Constructing a coherent key stage 3 assessment system | missdcox

The Rubik’s Cube of school behaviour – why exclusions are needed to make complex systems work | Tom Bennett

June 5, 2018

The Rubik’s Cube of school behaviour – why exclusions are needed to make complex systems work Boys and girls of a certain age will recall the Rubik’s cube, the craze that, like many others, conquered the world and then vanished forever. Everyone thought they could have a crack at solving it, but few could. Most … More The Rubik’s Cube of school behaviour – why exclusions are needed to make complex systems work | Tom Bennett