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Still Wellcome here?
When I used to go to meetings at the Institute of Education in London, I developed the habit of dropping by the Wellcome Trust's coffee and book shop on the Euston Road. It was and remains a good place to...
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Cumbrian coal's past and future
It's rare for Cumbria to be in the news these days. No one is still hiding in its hidden valleys waiting for the latest guerilla skirmish with the plundering Normans, there's nobody on the watch for cattle rustlers from the...
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Importing the black stuff
I see that we are to double our imports of gas from the USA. This is shale gas – the same gas that we refuse to extract from our own ground, except that the American gas has been liquified, transported...
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12 Renewables days of Christmas
Here's a renewables Christmas quiz for you: 12 questions. Getting 4 right or nearly right will be pretty good and show a better understanding of the problems our electricity grid faces than most people. ........... 1 – The proportion of...
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The art of recycling recycling
I had to admire the cardboard fort that my grandson had created at school and which was now a feature of his home gallery. Or was it a castle? Maybe even a railway terminus or an arts centre? I...
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The Teacher's Handbook for Environmental Studies
While I was reading David Dixon's book: Leadership for Sustainability: saving the planet one school at a time, I was surprised to come across a reference to the text by Hammersley, Jones and Perry: The Teacher's Handbook to Environmental Studies (Blandfold Press,...
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Sticking up for the French
I was very puzzled the other day to hear that UNESCO had elevated the humble French Stick – aka le baguette – to exalted cultural heritage status. Why I wondered when, for example, most sticks you routinely come across, particularly...
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What's (not) political?
I made a brief input the other to a webinar where I addressed this question: What are the potential conflicts between, say, the agenda of an NGO and the educational responsibilities of a school? Here's what I said: The Law...
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Madness in HE Case No 35728
The University of York has stopped using students’ initials for their emails and usernames. According to the Telegraph, the initiative is intended as a “trans-friendly” move, while the Mail reports that “university bosses” believe the policy is “more inclusive”. The...
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Questions of balance
Late last year, the DfE published Teaching a broad and balanced curriculum for education recovery. Its purpose was to offer suggestions to help schools decide how to prioritise elements within their curriculum for education recovery from the pandemic's depredations. It...
