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Lethal Mutations of the Educational Kind
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200 Words: Lethal Mutations of the Educational Kind

17th January 2021 Wise Education

A ‘lethal mutation’ – within the context of education – is an idea or activity based on entirely reasonable and

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Decent Writing: Some Practical Activities
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Decent Writing: Some Practical Activities

22nd October 20173rd November 2017 Wise 0 Comments Doug Wise, Education, English Teaching, teaching, teaching english

Decent Writing: Some Practical Activities Good writers are avid readers.  They have absorbed a vast inventory of words, idioms, constructions,

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Educational Reader’s Digest | Friday 25th August – Friday 1st September

1st September 20171st September 2017 Wise 0 Comments Behaviour, Doug Wise, Education, Educational Reader's Digest, English Teaching, Leadership and management, school management, schools, teaching, teaching english

Educational Reader’s Digest Friday 25th August – Friday 1st September Leadership and management 1. Advice for school leadership teams, by Ross McGill 2. From

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Educational Reader’s Digest | Friday 18th August – Friday 25th August

25th August 201725th August 2017 Wise 0 Comments Behaviour, Doug Wise, Education, Educational Reader's Digest, English Teaching, Leadership and management, school management, schools, teaching, teaching english

Educational Reader’s Digest Friday 18th August – Friday 25th August Leadership and management 1. Time to seriously question Ofsted?, by Stephen Tierney

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Educational Reader’s Digest | Friday 11th August – Friday 18th August

18th August 201718th August 2017 Wise 0 Comments Behaviour, Doug Wise, Education, Educational Reader's Digest, English Teaching, Leadership and management, school management, schools, teaching, teaching english

Educational Reader’s Digest Friday 11th August – Friday 18th August Leadership and management 1. We need to get over the taboo of

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Educational Reader’s Digest | Friday 4th August – Friday 11th August

11th August 201711th August 2017 Wise 0 Comments Behaviour, Doug Wise, Education, Educational Reader's Digest, English Teaching, Leadership and management, school management, schools, teaching, teaching english

Educational Reader’s Digest Friday 4th August – Friday 11th August Leadership and management 1. Five ways to damage a good school, by

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Educational Reader’s Digest | Friday 28th July – Friday 4th August

5th August 20175th August 2017 Wise 0 Comments Behaviour, Doug Wise, Education, Educational Reader's Digest, English Teaching, Leadership and management, school management, schools, teaching, teaching english

Educational Reader’s Digest Friday 28th July – Friday 4th August Leadership and management  1. 10 tips for successfully leading a subject,

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importance of reading
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The Importance of Reading Widely

3rd August 20175th August 2017 Wise 0 Comments Doug Wise, Education, Importance of Reading Widely

To engage with literary texts deeply and meaningfully, students need to be able to confidently make informed connections between key areas within them.  For

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Educational Reader’s Digest | Friday 21st July – Friday 28th July

28th July 201728th July 2017 Wise 0 Comments Behaviour, Doug Wise, Education, Educational Reader's Digest, English Teaching, Leadership and management, school management, schools, teaching, teaching english

Educational Reader’s Digest Friday 21st July – Friday 28th July Leadership and management 1. The life of a deputy headteacher: part

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Educational Reader’s Digest | Friday 14th July – Friday 21st July

21st July 201722nd July 2017 Wise 0 Comments Behaviour, Doug Wise, Education, Educational Reader's Digest, Leadership and management, Learning, school management, schools, teaching

Educational Reader’s Digest Friday 14th July – Friday 21st July Leadership and management 1. Towards an assessment paradigm shift, by Tom

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