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This blog post has come about following several conversations at various meetings in the last few weeks. It relates to my ongoing and increasing concern about the capacity and willingness of many within Scottish education to openly and meaningfully grapple with one of the fundamental principles required for effective curriculum reform; the role of knowledge.…
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The recent death of Tim Brighouse and the many tributes to him on Twitter have helped me crystalise some of my thoughts on improving the quality of teaching and with it the performance of the education system as a whole. This is essentially at the core of my PhD research and much of my professional…
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Every now and again amongst Scottish physics teachers the topic of why electron flow rather than conventional current is commonly used to teach electric circuits flares up. This post is a summary of some investigations I made to try and find out what might sit behind that decision. Probably the last person who could have…
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During my reading for my PhD exploring the professional learning of teachers in Scotland it became clear that it was necessary to explore what is understood about the words ‘professional’ and ‘learning’. This helped me identify some of the main issues I required to focus on during my research. Here I explore more fully than…
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At an early stage of my reading for my PhD into the professional learning of teachers in Scotland, I considered the main policy developments affecting teacher professional learning in Scotland. This helped me identify key issues for me to explore in my subsequent research. My description and basic analysis of the policy background from the…
