Learning lessons means knowing what the person you are learning from is seeking to achieve

The other day I wrote about Katherine Birbalsingh’s policy of bringing her SLT in for a 7am meeting every day.  Katherine had argued that people should pay attention to this policy on the basis that if someone was successful, then we would do well to learn from them.  I argued in response that just because… Continue reading Learning lessons means knowing what the person you are learning from is seeking to achieve

Is Original Sin a terrible concept?

Katherine Birbalsingh, has got herself into hot water this week. Bibalsingh is a free school headteacher associated with an education philosophy that focuses on knowledge rich pedagogy and strict behaviour policies. She has also been appointed the chair of a social mobility commission recently.  Her comments that have caused an outcry have been about the… Continue reading Is Original Sin a terrible concept?