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Herbert Simon and evidence-based education

Posted on December 18, 2016

Who is Herbert Simon? Herbert Simon was one of the great scholars of the twentieth century, whose discoveries and inventions ranged from political science (where he began his career) to economics (in…

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Research Ed 2016: evidence-fuelled optimism

Posted on September 11, 2016

One of the great things about the Research Ed conferences is that whilst their aim is to promote a sceptical, dispassionate and evidence-based approach to education, at the end of them I always end up…

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Comparative judgment: practical tips for in-school use

Posted on July 16, 2016

  I have blogged a bit before about comparative judgment and how it could help make marking more efficient and more reliable, and help to free the teaching of writing from tick box approaches. I…

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A new blog you need to follow

Posted on May 29, 2016

A good friend of mine, Maria Egan, has just set up a new education blog. It’s called the Razor Blade in the Candy Floss. Maria has been an enormous influence on my thinking and writing so I am really…

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“Best fit” is not the problem

Posted on May 28, 2016

I can remember taking part in marking moderation sessions using the Assessing Pupil Progress grids. We marked using ‘best fit’ judgments. At their worst, such ‘best fit’ judgments were really flawed….

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Ouroboros by Greg Ashman

Posted on April 9, 2016

I’m a bit late to this, but I just wanted to write about how much I enjoyed Ouroboros by Greg Ashman. It’s a very elegantly and sparely written account of Greg’s experiences of teaching in England and…

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How to crack the Oxford History Aptitude Test

Posted on April 2, 2016

Recently, a friend of mine sent me a link to ‪Oxford University’s History Aptitude Tests (HAT). These tests are designed for 18 year olds applying for admission to Oxford. I really liked the look of t…

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What can teachers learn from high-performance sport? Plan for injury!

Posted on November 29, 2015

Yesterday I went to a brilliant day of professional development at Ark Globe Academy called Teach Like a Top Athlete: Coaching and Mastery Methods. I went to a workshop run by the amazing Jo Facer on…

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Debating Education review

Posted on November 22, 2015

I spent yesterday at the Michaela Community School Debating Education event, which was absolutely brilliant. I spoke against the motion ‘Sir Ken is right: traditional education kills creativity’, and…

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Using Comparative Judgment to provide a quicker, more reliable method of assessment

I’m the Director of Education at No More Marking, an online provider of Comparative Judgement software. Comparative Judgement is a quicker and more accurate way of assessing open tasks like essays or extended pieces of writing.

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