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Unconscious Bias and The Attainment Gap

Here are four of the main types of bias you may be likely to encounter or recognise.


EHCP

EHCP: Do I Need an Education, Health and Care Plan to Home School?

Having an EHCP is not an official requirement, but can be a useful document for home schooling parents, helping you to make the best possible provision at home.


Intellectual History

Opinion: Why Schools Should Put More Emphasis on Art and Music

A shift in culture and a move away from the hegemony of classical education is necessary.


VR

Are VR and Big Data the Future of Education?

The question will not be whether or not to adopt the technology, but how to do it in a controlled and responsible way.


Reading

A Guide to Home Schooling a Child with ADHD

Home schooling has become a welcome alternative to mainstream education for many children with ADHD.


ASD

How to Home School a Child with ASD

Here are some strategies that will make the home schooling process easier for you to manage without compromising your child’s development and wellbeing.


The Arts

The Arts in the UK

So, where to go now? What delights and treasures can we seek out once the curtain has been lifted?


The i+1 Principle

What is the i+1 Principle?

We tend to look at people doing something really well and see it as a fait accompli, or an innate gift, and not an expression of years of tireless work.


The Arts

Why We Need The Arts Now More Than Ever

In the future there will be a national need to express the grief and trauma that this pandemic has created… for this we will need The Arts.


The Potsdam Conference

The Potsdam Conference, 75 Years On

For any students of GCSE or A-Level history, Potsdam is worth knowing about because historians believe that this conference sowed the seeds for the Cold War.


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