More On Edge Accounts

Something puzzled me about the Edge Foundation’s financial statements lodged with the charity commission.

Edge Accounts – Interesting

Following the discussion here on the Edge education foundation and their enthusiasm for purely vocational education, I decided to take a closer look.

Daily Mail Determines Reality

[BPSDB]The Daily Mail, it would appear, has taken on itself the right to decide not only what is taught in school science lessons but also the nature of reality.

Double or Triple?

Interesting discussion here on school science education. Part of it discusses the merits of the combined science double award versus the three separate sciences.

Alex Dolan Struck Off

I read in today’s Metro that Alex Dolan has been struck off by the General Teaching Council (GTC) for a year for secretly filming pupils’ bad behaviour for a television documentary. This sounded so much like the Angela Mason case that I thought the Metro had simply got the name wrong but no – there is a second case of secret filming.

Ditching Evolution

I have just read Paul Rees’ article “Are textbook references to Darwin close to extinction?” His concerns are the lack of reference to evolution and references to the scientists such as Charles Darwin and Gregor Mendel, whose work lay the foundations of evolutionary thought.

The Perils of Privatising Education

[BPSDB]Professor David Colquhoun has been investigating the teaching of woo to schoolchildren. The offending subject matter is found in the OfQual accredited Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care.

Raising Rapists

A recent Panorama programme covered the issue of sexual harassment and bullying in schools. I am not in a position to say how widespread the problem is nationally but if anecdata is any use, here are some.

Learning Styles and Multiple Intelligence

[BPSDB] If you work in a school you have doubtlees heard about “learning styles” and “multiple intelligence”. Your pupils may well have filled out questionaires to determine whether they are Visual, Auditory or  Kinesthenic learners.

OFSTED to Ban “Boring” Lessons

Welcome to the new term! And better make your lessons interesting because I see from today’s Guardian that OFSTED is blaming “boring” lessons for poor discipline and results.