This report was highly influential when I first trained as a “Remedial Teacher” or such like on a Post Graduate teaching qualification entitled “Slow Learners… Read More »Some now say ‘Oracy’, Bullock called it ‘A Language for Life’
Resilience in Communities Key Ideas Implications Examples Sources Resilience in Communities: Moving from Reactive Survival to Proactive System DesignThis concept shifts the focus from “disaster… Read More »Building Resilient Communities
(An approach developed by MESHguides with input from Kumara Ward, Sara Younie, Steve Hall, Richard Proctor and ,Marilyn Leask. ( Collated and visualised by Mike… Read More »Walk With Us
Sustainable Behavioural and Attitudinal Change From MINDSPACE to PANDEMICS (An approach conceived by Mike Blamires for a MESHguides bid with input from Kumara Ward, Sara… Read More »Nudging Citizenship
A pedagogy to put the changing world into perspective. Using local knowledge to appreciate the global impact of climate change. Stimulating truly global conversations bringing… Read More »Informed Active Citizenship
I was at the Havana book fair when I recognised someone who I had met at Cuba Solidarity Meetings in London. He was an American… Read More »Fredereich Engels :The Nature of Work
Frederick Bartlett’s work appealed to me when I first encountered it while studying for a heavily experimental and behaviourally based psychology degree. The idea that people were actively, even if erroneously, constructing their experiences was more appealing than the image of humans as being the products of their reinforcement regimes as portrayed by the behaviourists. It made a connection with real life in that there was a search for meaning and that meanings were dependent upon culture. Sociologists would have grasped that straight away.
I know this stuff sounds puritanical and ‘anti fun’ but I get the impression the newer generations are not so taken in by the idea… Read More »Who Really Pays Alcohol Costs in the UK?
The Inner London Education Authority (ILEA) was a significant educational body in London‘s history, and understanding its context requires examining its formation, size, budget, scope, achievements, legacy, and… Read More »Some Inner London Education Authority Videos
This Inner London Education Authority professional development video from the 1980s captures a lively and informal discussion between individuals, likely parents or school staff, in… Read More »(ILEA) Parents In A Primary School (Unit E)