Independent Thinkers

What Can We Learn From a School Where Teachers Don’t Teach and Children Choose Why, What, How, When and If They Want…

It’s Not About You — Philosopher Kings, Hero Heads and the Cult of Leadership

Seventeen questions from the 2014 Hong Kong ‘Umbrella Revolution’ for teachers everywhere

When Ian Gilbert, Independent Thinking’s Founder, was based in Hong Kong and he spent time at the ‘Umbrella…

On Rigour

Here are seven great questions from educational rigo(u)r ‘guru’ Tony Wagner to check whether your lessons are rigorous or not.

How the Brian (sic) Works

Last weekend we held one of our Thinking Saturdays where an open invitation is put out to our Associates to get together to explore certain key areas relevant to our work across…

Zero-Waste Schools — It Can Be Done

Governments around the world are increasingly fixated simply on…

The Negligent Treatment of Medical Anecdote

Good teachers are being publicly derided by the…

It’s Just Nuts On a Plate

I think I’ve read more education research in the last few years than at any…