Here are the Physics books I've done so far, they're not quite perfected yet but I'll update this page with newer versions when I get a chance. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B1EnIwSSbgTgbDQ1ZXRoT1U5ZXc Please do let me know if you spot any typos or whatever, they've already benefited loads from people doing this. There are some mistakes in the answers... Continue Reading →
A while ago I said that science has a unique claim to truth. I was wrong. After reading Christine Counsell's article "Taking Curriculum Seriously" I have come to realise that all human endeavour, and therefore the subjects we teach in our schools, are a search for truth, and that the reason we have so many... Continue Reading →
I wouldn't say I'm into extreme working-parenting but I wrote a revision guide in the cinema car park this week while my son watched Spider-Man, and I'm writing this blog one-handed on my phone while I dry my hair. You do have to look after your minutes if you want to get things done at... Continue Reading →
In my previous post I presented a series of axes which built on Legitimation Code Theory. I suggested that these axes could be used to produce subject character plots (SCPs) that allow us to explore the characteristics of school subjects, to draw comparisons, and to create a common language that allows communication across the subject... Continue Reading →
This post is part of the "Curriculum in Science" symposium curated by Adam Boxer (@adamboxer1). Read Adam's introduction here. Curriculum is a hard thing to talk about. It’s interesting to think about why this is. I think that the best way to understand what we mean by “curriculum” is to begin at the end. What... Continue Reading →
Attempts at thinking about curriculum across a school have often meant a push from leadership for generic models, consistency, and conformity. All lessons must contain x. All books must show evidence of y. All departments to submit z for quality assurance. Our subjects are forced into uniform shapes convenient for leadership, but they are damaged, and their... Continue Reading →
The universe is unimaginably vast, yet life is only present on one planet that we know of. Evolution has brought about the human brain; human culture has emerged from brains in plural and their interactions in, and over, time. Human culture: our stories, music, art, our glimpses at the logic of the universe through maths... Continue Reading →
A quick post to share a couple of thoughts and some resources. I think we have been mixing up two, equally important but different things when we've talked about knowledge organisers in science, or at least I have. Sharing the structure of the knowledge, its organisation, is a really important thing to do with students,... Continue Reading →
I'm a big fan of the new energy model, though it took me a lot of time and discussion to get my head round it. What we really need is a Shed Load Of Practice questions. These are surprisingly hard to make. I've taken my inspiration from the only HT exam question available, as far as... Continue Reading →
This blog is part 3 of the #WritingInScience symposium curated by Pritesh Raichura. Read Pritesh's introduction here and part 2 from Ben Rogers here. Do you ever stop to marvel at the extent of human thought? I do, and it takes my breath away. Isn’t it wonderful to be able to think about interesting, abstract... Continue Reading →
