Tag Archives: oxford
Message in a bottle – Assessing what matters
I am part of an exciting project to measure what matters in a primary school. We think others might be interested in working with us, or have already started this journey. This blog post is a ‘message in a … Continue reading
Posted in Governance, Innovation, projects
Tagged 5Cs, assessment, education, oxford, schools
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Grammars, Faith and Pedagogy
The debate about opening the doors to new grammar schools is being well covered in the news media. There is a battle of ideologies and the tried and tested weapons of that argument have been wheeled out and fired across … Continue reading
Posted in thinking out loud
Tagged faith schools, freeschools, grammar schools, oxford
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Hangout with a wise head
This week, the fantastic Bill Lord gave an impromptu master-class in Headship. This happened while we talked in a Google Hangout about the Arts in Education, as part of the work I am doing for the Arts Council England. Despite the … Continue reading
Posted in presentations and workshops, projects
Tagged Arts Council England, ArtsEd, ArtsEducation, education, oxford, schools
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Atomic Teachmeet sponsors
Hello My name is Eylan Ezekiel, and I have been involved in teaching, publishing for schools, edtech and education innovation. Unsurprisingly, I am also an avid fan of teachmeets! Teachmeets tend to be on-off or annual events, often with the focus … Continue reading
Loose threads in Oxford City schools
Based on my most recent work with schools in East Oxford, I have seen a huge opportunity to improve the coordination and collaboration between, and across schools in the city. There are too many loose ends, and those threads need … Continue reading
Posted in Innovation, projects
Tagged atomicteachmeet, catalyst, education, innovation, onschool, oxford, schools, teachmeet
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Atomic TeachMeet
Quantum physics states that even the smallest parts of the universe can exist in two states at once. Atomic TeachMeet is a very small, monthly TeachMeet where CPD and fun exist in the same place. With the kind support of … Continue reading
KRM fails the Oxford Challenge
As a parent, and part time teacher in Oxford schools, I have witnessed first hand the failed introduction of a promising, but flawed, model of learning to support the most disadvantaged kids in Oxford City. Specifically commenting on the KRM … Continue reading
Wanted: School provider progress for free schools
Wanted: The NSN to provide a forum to work through the School Provider model Wanted: Progressive Education Alliance In a previous post I argued for more school providers to step up, for Free Schools groups to work with to deliver … Continue reading
Posted in freeschools, Innovation
Tagged asdan, cooperative, cooperative college, education, free school, freeschools, innovation, innovation unit, NSN, onschool, oxford, restart-ed, RSA academy, school provider, schools
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We need more education providers – NOW!
We need more education providers – NOW! There are too few school providers working with free schools, and almost none that are in any way innovative and progressive. This must change. We need a counterbalance to religious groups and for-profit … Continue reading
Posted in freeschools, Innovation
Tagged education, freeschools, innovation, onschool, oxford, oxford new school, pearson, schools
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Objection to divisive Faith School proposal
This is a public letter in response to the proposal to extend St Gregory the Great Catholic School to Primary provision . I object to this proposal as a local parent – as you can see. I also wanted to share … Continue reading
Posted in projects
Tagged catholic church, diocese of birmingham, education, faith schools, freeschools, onschool, oxford, Oxford County Council, schools
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