Category Archives: Creativity

Book, Paper, Sculpture

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Dan

Su Blackwell is leading an NSEAD CPD course 2p – 6pm at Marylebone School, London on 5th June. I love her work.

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Applied Imagination

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Dan

A good way to start the new year. I had not seen this presentation by Ken Robinson in which he speaks directly to us (teachers, educators). Its a reprise of ‘All Our Futures’ bringing the arguments of the last 10 … Continue reading →

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The Dalai Lama and Mr Gove or Discovering Talent and Passion

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Dan

Only Ken Robinson could put the Dalai Lama and Michael Gove in the same talk (making a point about knowing your own limitations – one does and the other doesn’t, but you have to watch.) This is another classic Ken … Continue reading →

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Making a Mark: with luck.

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Dan

I am just reading Making a Mark (HMI March 2012) which is the latest report about art education in England by my old friend and colleague Ian (otherwise known as HMI). Click here for a copy. It is so overwhelmingly sensible … Continue reading →

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Creativity, Culture and Education remember that?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Dan

This is just a quick post as a reminder of the really useful report published by Ken Robinson in 1999 ‘All Our Futures’. I had forgotten that I had a PDF of this report – long since out of print … Continue reading →

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Cultural Education in England

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dan

It is always important not to confuse a profusion of platitudes with intelligence. The (Henley) report ‘Cultural Education in England’ repeats many well-meaning and worthy principles and, of course, it is to be welcomed. There are some genuinely valuable insights … Continue reading →

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We Can All Join In

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dan

Sir Ken Robinson provides the closing statement for the LWF 12 conference under the theme “leading a learning revolution”. In this reflective summary he argues that revolutions don’t come from the top but are ground up movements of people with … Continue reading →

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Ken Robinson explains what Mr Gove fails to understand

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Dan

Sir Ken Robinson presents a deeply intelligent and comprehensive view of the purposes, context and future of education which goes so much further than the e-Bac and Oxbridge. It is  presented as part of the Learning Without Frontiers programme which … Continue reading →

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Unblocking and unlocking: and catching up with students

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Dan

For years it has been a recuring rant that we cant seem to find a way to use the new technologies – taken for granted by students – in classrooms to support their learning. The blocking and locking strategies used … Continue reading →

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A Better BETT

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Dan

I dropped into BETT earlier today (I was in London and the free bus pass for old people meant an easy bus ride to Olympia from Kensington). It was interesting to be immersed in teachers once again, but not necessarily … Continue reading →

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