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My Wellbeing Journey

I think staff wellbeing is critical - so I developed a course

Nicola Noble Co-Head, Surrey Square Primary School

July 1, 2021
9:29 am

Well-being for me is critical. My own experience in life and my own ‘wellbeing’ journey has cemented my understanding that if I’m ok, I’m able to perform at my best – as a partner, a mother, a teacher, a friend and...

The Hidden Possibilities of Reopening Schools After Covid

What Denmark can teach us about the future of education in the post-Covid world

Loni Bergqvist Founder // Partner at Imagine If

April 19, 2021
11:54 am

Last Spring, Denmark was one of the first countries in the world to reopen schools after five weeks of a country-wide shut-down. After several sleepless nights, my husband and I finally made the decision to send our...

What’s the point of school?

Rethinking school for the post-Covid world

Dr Brian Lighthill Over a decade working as a workshop facilitator with the aim of making Shakespeare’s plays relevant to learners of all ages

April 19, 2021
11:41 am

In the first of three Blogs for BigEducation I made the argument for considering an integrated (cross-curricula, trans-disciplinary…whatever you want to call it) curriculum as a way forward in order to create a more real...

Bold Leadership – Part Two

Why we need to learn the power of ‘and'

Liz Robinson Co-Director, Big Education

March 31, 2021
10:06 am

I wasn’t expecting to write a part 2 to this blog. But it has been a funny couple of weeks. This blog is about boldness, why it matters, and what is stopping it from happening in education. If we are to build the...

Case Study: Embedding video lessons in the classroom

Skills learnt during lockdown can be applied to the live classroom

Phoebe Judd Primary Teacher, School21

March 30, 2021
3:16 pm

Teaching skills based learning virtually has been a huge challenge for educators recently. YouTube videos have been a fantastic solution when it comes to demonstrating the processes involved in creating something. They...

The culture of learning and work is permeated by social media for our children.

How do we tackle it in an ever-growing digital world?

Zahara Chowdhury English Consultant/Founder of School Should Be

March 30, 2021
2:47 pm

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and now the up and coming Clubhouse are social media apps rife with millions of people who have ‘influence’. Instagram alone boasts 909.8 million users this year…and is growing even as I write...

Case Study: What we have learned from Covid…

...How our sense of Community helped us through!

Tracey O'Brien Senior Deputy Headteacher, Hampton High

March 16, 2021
10:01 am

Currently working in a Secondary School in South West London, I am a Deputy Headteacher with over 25 years teaching experience. I have worked in lot’s of different environments, mainly in inner London, and worked through...

Case Study: The case for play in KS1

Reimagining teaching and learning in KS1 as a result of what we have learnt during lockdown

Helen Gourley Key Stage One Teacher, School 21

March 16, 2021
9:43 am

I knew that moving from teaching Reception to Year 1 in the middle of a pandemic would challenge my own personal teaching practice. Indeed, COVID-19 revealed to me the immediate need to evaluate our entire approach to...

Doing the inner work, to do the outer work

Doing things differently post-lockdown through design thinking

Ellie Lister Project Lead, Big Leadership Adventure

March 15, 2021
3:28 pm

We have spent the weekend working with our 2020 Big Leadership Adventure group. It is always an energising and uplifting experience - as we learn together as part of their journey as leaders who believe in a ‘big’...

To boldly go; what next for school leadership

Now is the time for bold leadership

Liz Robinson Co-Director Big Education

March 13, 2021
11:24 am

The great change makers of the world and through history had the insight and tenacity to challenge the assumptions and to stand up. Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Marie-Curie - they did not simply accept the rules of the status quo...

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I think staff wellbeing is critical - so I developed a course

Nicola Noble Co-Head, Surrey Square Primary School

Well-being for me is critical. My own experience in life and my own ‘wellbeing’ journey has cemented my understanding that if I’m ok, I’m able to perform at my best – as a partner, a mother, a teacher, a friend and...

What Denmark can teach us about the future of education in the post-Covid world

Loni Bergqvist Founder // Partner at Imagine If

Last Spring, Denmark was one of the first countries in the world to reopen schools after five weeks of a country-wide shut-down. After several sleepless nights, my husband and I finally made the decision to send our...

Rethinking school for the post-Covid world

Dr Brian Lighthill Over a decade working as a workshop facilitator with the aim of making Shakespeare’s plays relevant to learners of all ages

In the first of three Blogs for BigEducation I made the argument for considering an integrated (cross-curricula, trans-disciplinary…whatever you want to call it) curriculum as a way forward in order to create a more real...

Why we need to learn the power of ‘and'

Liz Robinson Co-Director, Big Education

I wasn’t expecting to write a part 2 to this blog. But it has been a funny couple of weeks. This blog is about boldness, why it matters, and what is stopping it from happening in education. If we are to build the...

Skills learnt during lockdown can be applied to the live classroom

Phoebe Judd Primary Teacher, School21

Teaching skills based learning virtually has been a huge challenge for educators recently. YouTube videos have been a fantastic solution when it comes to demonstrating the processes involved in creating something. They...

How do we tackle it in an ever-growing digital world?

Zahara Chowdhury English Consultant/Founder of School Should Be

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and now the up and coming Clubhouse are social media apps rife with millions of people who have ‘influence’. Instagram alone boasts 909.8 million users this year…and is growing even as I write...

...How our sense of Community helped us through!

Tracey O'Brien Senior Deputy Headteacher, Hampton High

Currently working in a Secondary School in South West London, I am a Deputy Headteacher with over 25 years teaching experience. I have worked in lot’s of different environments, mainly in inner London, and worked through...

Reimagining teaching and learning in KS1 as a result of what we have learnt during lockdown

Helen Gourley Key Stage One Teacher, School 21

I knew that moving from teaching Reception to Year 1 in the middle of a pandemic would challenge my own personal teaching practice. Indeed, COVID-19 revealed to me the immediate need to evaluate our entire approach to...

Doing things differently post-lockdown through design thinking

Ellie Lister Project Lead, Big Leadership Adventure

We have spent the weekend working with our 2020 Big Leadership Adventure group. It is always an energising and uplifting experience - as we learn together as part of their journey as leaders who believe in a ‘big’...

Now is the time for bold leadership

Liz Robinson Co-Director Big Education

The great change makers of the world and through history had the insight and tenacity to challenge the assumptions and to stand up. Rosa Parks, Gandhi, Marie-Curie - they did not simply accept the rules of the status quo...

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