Education Maverick John MacBeath, one of the renowned speakers appearing at Osiris Educational’s SEND Conference 2016 is interviewed by TES. ‘Heart of darkness’ wants a light touch from government Article published: Friday 5th February 2016 ”MacBeath is critical of standardised national testing. He says that England provides a salutary tale for countries such as […]
Have you seen the Carol Dweck article published in TES? What a great read! It is the first in a series of articles by Professor Carol Dweck that will be appearing in tesprofessional over the coming weeks. Among other pertinent topics, she addresses how ‘Our goal should be to teach students that effort […]
There is nothing new about great teachers using challenging texts in the classroom, but I am seeing some very exciting developments when it comes to using quality texts inclusively on a journey to quality writing. Where previously a text might have been considered too hard, or limited in exposure to the more able pupils, access […]
From summer 2015, Osiris Educational will add three day courses to their training options, alongside one day courses, conferences, intervention programmes and in-school training. Benefits: Solve real issues from your school Try strategies with “in school challenges” Receive on-going support through webinars Leave with an impact study and next steps report Training format: Each […]
The new Code of Practice for Special Educational Needs and Disability (2014) has introduced a new area of need – Social, Emotional and Mental Health. I have waited 30 years of my teaching career for this moment. I am permanently scarred by the response of a Headteacher in my second teaching post. In my […]
I never really liked to describe the subject I teach as MFL. Modern? If you have to state something is modern, doesn’t it somehow make it sound old-fashioned? Foreign? The word never conjured up anything warm and accepting to me… Some people will then go on to tell me that MFL is a neat way […]
As the poet W.B Yeats once said: “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire” At Osiris Educational, we understand the importance of a pupil’s time in school and the need to spark fire and passion through engagement and inspiration. Their education not only prepares them for future employment, […]
New Cognitive Curriculum for Early Years – the Vygotsky Way By Galina Dolya – August 2013 Almost eight decades after his transformational study of developmental psychology was suppressed in Stalin’s Russia, Lev Vygotsky’s ideas are about to be re-established in his native land to a greater extent than ever before. I am proud that will […]
MINDSET, How You Can Fulfil Your Potential – Review by Ellie Finney When I decided to read Carol Dweck’s Mindset: How you can fulfill your potential, I was expecting it to take the form of one of my linguistics textbooks at university; a large volume with long sentences and a glossary of complicated terms. I was […]
