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Proposed new SD indicators – it's almost too late to have your say
Defra is consulting on a new SD indicator set. So far, there have only been 80 responses and the consultation closes on October 15th. There are now 12 provisional headline indicators [ HI ] that are meant to be high-level outcome...
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Come and meet Nick Clegg ...
... when the EAUC treats with the EDG on November 14th. Although meeting the diminished Clegg may now be a turn-off rather than the turn-on he once was, don't worry because he may not even be there. It's a proven,...
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Meeting protocols in the digital age
Another excursion yesterday into the slightly surreal and often intermittent world of the Skype conference call; six people in 4 locations. It worked remarkably well, thanks in no small part to the computer moderator and everyone's patience. I thought of...
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Peas in our time
I spoke briefly at a Food Growing in Schools Task Force conference the other day, offering a summary of the day. I'll not trouble you with what I said, though you can see a few presenters' PPts here, other than...
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Harmony with nature: all vanity and hubris
Harmony with Nature generates about 22 million Google results. Harmony in Nature, on the other hand gets around 125 million. Make of that what you can. Each phrase is problematic: the first is wishful thinking dressed as political theory; the second...
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It's university league table time again
I see that the University is now 3rd in the Sunday Times League table (up from 5th). My very limited straw poll yesterday suggests a degree of incredulity as to how this is possible, and puzzlement as to what it...
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Tough on atriums; tough on the causes of atriums
... that is to say, architects. According to the Guardian, dirigists in the DfE have clamped down on bendy walls, novel materials, open spaces, glass-substitutes, internal partitions, and glazed walls in the new design templates for their new, cheaper, Building Schools...
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Sustainable parenting: means and ends
I came across this the other day in a draft NGO report: "Parenting is never easy and views change on the best approach. Our sustainable parenting programme might have raised eyebrows 50 years ago but today it fulfils a clear...
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The miller's tale – I998
As referenced earlier, 14 years ago, and again the other day, I had a conversation with a miller in the small caucasus mountains in Georgia that was more than merely thought-provoking. I wrote it up as part of my field...
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Foundational pop-up resources
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released a set of school-focused resources based around circular economy ideas. Their web pages say: Enriching the curriculum and enhancing young people’s skills and critical and creative thinking will be key to their future prospects...
