Learning from the classics: North And South by Gaskell

Last week, I had an urge to revisit this great book by Elizabeth Gaskell. I devoured it again!
Then half way through it, the beautiful pages below struck me as encapsulating an array of Twitter debates, from politics to education.

Had I more time, I would write a commentary but really, the pages speak for themselves...

Now go read the whole novel!

*That* interview with Nicky Morgan

I suppose I ought to keep some trace of it on here!

I am grateful to the person who thought of me and asked me to host the first chat. The DfE people were really lovely by the way.
The whole thing made me read about topics I was not so familiar with thanks to the range of questions asked, and for that, I am also very grateful.
And finally, thank you to Nicky Morgan who made every effort to attend the interview even though she nearly had to cancel at the last minute as she was needed in Parliament. I was relieved when we were told that it had been sorted and she was on her way.

'Storify' of questions asked plus link to the YouTube video, courtesy of the DfE.

Pedagoo London 2015 - Moved to July.

So for the last two years, we have held #PedagooLondon in early March. That was the initial plan for this year also. It quickly became obvious though that the calendar is really heavy around that time, notably with the IOE's Festival of Education being moved to the end of February.

After a quick poll of opinion on Twitter and among friends, I have decided that it would just be too much and it is with some relief (to be honest) that the event will be postponed. July 4th seems like a feasible date, and I hope you can join us then.

Pedagoo London is close to my heart. I want it to remain a celebration of our teaching, a mix of sessions delivered by some trusted colleagues and new voices, not necessarily 'big' on Twitter. It is about sharing, discussing and hopefully reflecting on our own practice. 

The spirit is one of a TeachMeet but allowing colleagues a little more time to present and engage in conversation. 

I hope that most of the generous colleagues who have already offered to present will be willing to do so in July, when we are hopefully a little more relaxed. 

I will publish more details as soon as I have them, starting with list of confirmed speakers.

See you there! In the meantime, do visit http://www.pedagoo.org

Hélène