By Elijah Wisken “[…] at the heart of the challenge is the matter of the reasonableness of the School’s having engineered an outcome in which the Claimants had spent anything up to a fifth, a quarter, or approaching a half, of an academic year removed from classroom teaching. And that is the core question withContinue reading ““What Was The Alternative?”: A Pedagogical Exploration of R (EBB) v Gorse Academy Trust [2025]”
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Equations & Emotions:
The Hidden Cost of Maths Anxiety by Yixin Wang Abstract Maths anxiety is defined as fear, tension, and discomfort which are felt by some individuals in situations involving mathematics, which may interfere with the performance of mathematical tasks. It can be caused by individual, family, and(or) school factors. It can be explained from a neuroscienceContinue reading “Equations & Emotions:”
Where’s the Wellbeing in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill?
Ros McLellan and Catherine Fraser-Andrews March 2025 Introduction Given the well-documented concern about the poor state of children and young people’s wellbeing in England (Chollet et al., 2024), including reports of some of the lowest levels of child wellbeing across the world (UNICEF Innocenti, 2020), it is a welcome development to see The Children’s WellbeingContinue reading “Where’s the Wellbeing in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill?”
Travels with my SIG…
By The Wellbeing and Inclusion Committee In Grame Greene’s novel Travels with My Aunt (Greene, 1977), the protagonist, Henry, lives in a suburban and predictable world. His encounter with his vivacious and counter-cultural Aunt Augusta, and their subsequent adventures together, expand Henry’s world immeasurably. Through his travels with his aunt, Henry recognises the prejudice andContinue reading “Travels with my SIG…”
Enough with the literature already!
David Baker, March 2024 There is a debate to be had about the role of literature in a research study of wellbeing. There are three reasons for this. Firstly, wellbeing is a live issue, with new literature appearing all the time, much of it containing new data. Secondly, it is a multifaceted phenomenon. I wouldContinue reading “Enough with the literature already!”
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