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A school enabled by technology: the 2012 vision.

Back in 2012–13, I had an idea about starting a free school. It involved dance every day and was just for boys — yes, the ‘Billy Elliot’…

May 12, 2020

May 12, 2020

Tim Stirrup

Time to timetable? (nothing to do with times tables)

It is becoming increasingly more likely that the return to school as lock-down eases, will be phased, socially distanced and so will have…

Apr 30, 2020

Apr 30, 2020

Tim Stirrup

Whither the educational conference?

I watched some great presentations the other day from rEdDurringtonLoom. They were all online and I could dip into those I wanted to…

Apr 8, 2020

Apr 8, 2020

Tim Stirrup

Government response to learning during the corona virus crisis.

I have been pointing out that the Government has not provided much, if any, guidance on what schools are expected to do during the corona…

Apr 2, 2020

Apr 2, 2020

Tim Stirrup

Learning during the corona virus shutdown. Time to stop ‘home learning’.

Firstly, the work schools have been doing to make sure their pupils are safe and fed during this time cannot be under-estimated. Almost…

Mar 25, 2020

Mar 25, 2020

Tim Stirrup

The coronavirus and snow.

In the news and on social media at the moment, we can see lots of discussion about what might happen if schools have to close, or if…

Mar 2, 2020

The coronavirus and snow.

Mar 2, 2020

Tim Stirrup

Junk food — Junk e-learning?

*This article was written in… well, can you guess? There are some huge hints along the way. Not least e-credits and the ‘Government…

Feb 26, 2019

Junk food — Junk e-learning?

Feb 26, 2019

Tim Stirrup

120 pupil classes. Why not?

Back in 1985, I did a teaching practice in a school that operated its mathematics department in the following way.

Nov 21, 2018

Nov 21, 2018

Tim Stirrup

Do schools need edtech?

The below was written in 2005. It was about ‘Learning Platforms’ and is reproduced almost exactly as it was written, with the exception of…

Aug 8, 2018

Do schools need edtech?

Aug 8, 2018

Tim Stirrup

Regarding times tables tests: a plague on both your houses!

There’s a well known cartoon that claims to illustrate the difference between equality and equity. And a newer version of that cartoon that…

Feb 20, 2018

Regarding times tables tests: a plague on both your houses!

Feb 20, 2018

Tim Stirrup

Tim Stirrup

Education, technology and mathematics are my work interests. Currently getting to grips with Python,R, Kernel SVM, PCA, XGboost & other such. Lifelong learner!

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