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What Changes Between Seven and Seventeen
I remember sitting in a windowless seminar room during my middle leadership training, nodding politely while a consultant in a crisp suit...
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Anxiety Occupies the Memory You Need
I remember sitting in a Year 10 assembly three years ago, watching a student—a bright, capable lad who usually had his hand...
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Some Stress Helps, Chronic Stress Does Not
I remember sitting in a Year 10 assembly three years ago, watching a student named Leo stare at a blank sheet of...
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Exercise and Cognition: Modest but Real
I was sitting in the staff room last Tuesday, staring at a pile of half-marked essays and a lukewarm cup of tea,...
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Consolidation Happens Overnight
I was sitting in a Year 9 assembly last Tuesday, watching a boy in the third row stare at a poster with...
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Practising the Bit You Are Bad at
I remember sitting in a windowless training suite back in 2014, nodding politely while a consultant in a slim-fit suit explained exactly...
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Ten Years and Good Feedback
I remember sitting in a windowless seminar room during my first year as a middle leader, nodding politely while a consultant in...
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Creativity Requires Something to Be Creative With
I was sitting in a CPD session last Tuesday—the kind where the air conditioning is too loud and the presenter is far...
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Problem Solving Is Domain Specific
I’ve sat through enough “innovation seminars” to know the drill: some consultant in a slim-fit suit stands at the front of a...
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Practice and Understanding Reinforce Each Other
I remember sitting in a departmental meeting ten years ago, staring at a glossy, twenty-page manual on “innovative mathematical discovery models” that...
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