Last year, schools participated in a day of putting aside tools, whiteboards, pens, paper and other resources (that are so readily at our fingertips here in the UK) to develop a sense of empathy for those not so well resourced. … Continue reading
The following lesson idea was used this week to introduce a group of challenging students to Nepal. This lesson introduced a scheme of learning designed to get pupils comparing their experiences with the experiences of children in other places. The students that this … Continue reading
Good Times Jeevan Jyoti School is a joy to support. Teachers have accepted us into their school family. Progress is being made in teaching and learning, critique, raising minimum standards, pupil engagement, use of resources, leadership and teacher reflection. Each time … Continue reading
Have a go at solving the following problem: Is a non-spherically symmetric gravitational pull from outside the observable Universe responsible for some of the observed motion of large objects such as galactic clusters in the universe? Feeling up for it? … Continue reading
What are the purpose of this teacher’s questions? Apparently, teachers ask up to two questions every minute, equating to millions of questions over their career. No matter how true or false those statistics are for you, undoubtedly, you do ask … Continue reading
“We are teaching humans first!” Father Jomon, Nepal Nepal is a beautiful country, beautiful but poor. As you fly alongside the picturesque mountains, listening to the adventurous rich talk through the splendour of what they are about to experience on … Continue reading
What do you do after a REALLY long day? Imagine…You were woken up at 6am by a worried looking driver who, despite nobody giving you a start time, is expecting you to be ready to go…NOW! You race to the … Continue reading
Arriving at SOS Tema, was much like walking onto a holiday resort. Palm trees and terracotta roofs confused our understanding of where we really were. This village is home to over 160 orphans yet it looked like something out of … Continue reading
“I don’t participate in anti-war demonstrations…As soon as you have a pro peace rally, I’ll be there.” Mother Teresa A group of people who #GAF came together to think about how we can turn simply caring into action. This Saturday’s … Continue reading
Now that #NakedTeachingDay is over, you can fire up your iPads, switch on the IWB and crack open the big pen box again. It was only ever one day without resources; one day, imagined to get teachers feeling what it … Continue reading