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Change the mindset of the teacher
The issue of innovation, and entrepreneurialism, is a little like the issue of class size. Over the past few decades huge amounts of money have been spent to reduce class sizes with little to no positive effect on student learning. This is because, again, if you don’t...
The New Skills & Jobs of the Future
Predicting the skills necessary for future jobs begins with the obvious problem of specifying skills for jobs that do not currently exist. The World Economic Forum estimates that ‘up to 65 per cent of children entering primary school today are likely to work in jobs...
How well do grades convey student attainment and progress?
Today’s grades were developed as part of a particular approach to schooling that emerged with universal participation, large classes and the desire to treat all students equally. Under this approach, all students move along the same curriculum ‘conveyor belt’ at the...
What Employers are Looking For?
Employers are increasingly prioritising the ability to think, learn and work collaboratively when considering candidates for employment.
A New School of Thought
Imagine NO classrooms, timetables or bells. Instead, students will decide for themselves what they want to learn and how they want to do it, with the support from mentors
Change to Continuous Feedback
Schools that move to this type of reporting will usually stop providing individual student subject comments on semester reports The main benefit of this model is that students and parents receive feedback in a ‘timely’ manner about how the child is progressing. Having...





