It’s not until someone goes that you realise the impact they had on your life – Steve Jobs was one of those public figures who inspired belief and achievement in others. One of my classes was asking if we could talk about Steve Jobs and his life, and Read More...

It’s the end of the school year at the moment and most of my classes have been badgering for “Movie, teacher! Movie!” for some time. Resistance would seem to be futile…. Basically, what they want to do is sit down and watch a film for the entirety of Read More...

I first watched Ken Robinson’s TED talk – “ Do Schools Kill Creativity? ” some months ago – a thought provoking examination of the aims of the educational establishment. It has influenced my thinking about the aims of teaching quite heavily, though perhaps Read More...