Head, All Hallows Prep
Having spent a day at a conference about well-being, listening to some distinguished and well-known speakers in the field and chatting with colleagues working in education and young people’s support services, I was struck by the number of misunderstandings or misconceptions founded in scientific research that pervade education debates. Misconceptions that Annette Taylor (2017) calls “neuromyths”, although […]
Read MoreGreta Thunberg has become something of a celebrity activist of late and is well on the way to becoming a household name, especially in her home country of Sweden. She has not only drawn attention to the topic of Climate Change by ‘striking’ outside Sweden’s Parliament, but has also attended summits such as Davos, and raised the profile […]
Read MoreI have been dipping in and out of psychotherapist Philippa Perry’s new tome, ‘The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read’ this week. Though I have yet to have the time to delve into it properly, Perry’s writing has inspired, unsettled and annoyed me in equal measure. Although benevolently written and easy to read, it is not a book that can be […]
Read MoreI have been meaning to write this for about three days, but I have always found good reasons to do something else. Such procrastination can be a barrier to learning development and progress clutters our mind, hanging over us as a cloud and detracting from our happiness. Psychologists have been trying to figure out the science […]
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Dr Trevor Richards 