Tim Taylor

NEW Mantle of the Expert context for Early Years - Help Max sail his boat, build a den, map the island, and meet the Wild Things. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/.../where-th...

I've written an article for the NATD journal on teaching in role. It details how I use TIR and my thoughts on what makes it work best, including how to avoid some of the pitfalls. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/te...

Father Christmas is in trouble – snow is falling, the toy-making machines are breaking down and Rudolph has a temperature! This is a job for the Problem Solvers! A story-themed Mantle of the Expert context for young children – visit:
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/resources/pl...

If it weren’t for the football coverage, I’d cancel my @guardian subscription. The news is poor, and the rest is opinion pieces written by people moaning or fear-mongering about AI.

This will be great for anyone interested in the future of education.

I can't imagine Knapper and the owners had any real idea about how this transfer was going affect the Norwich fanbase. They never would have done it if they had. Any goodwill, optimism, or trust has been utterly burned away by this decision. #NCFC #Nunez

Is anyone getting the sense that education is preparing for AGI?

Hallmark 4: Effective pedagogies build on students’ prior learning and experience

(Fourth in a series exploring the Nine Hallmarks of Great Pedagogy through the lens of Imaginative Inquiry and Mantle of the Expert) www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...

England played 360mins in the last three games of the Euros and were ahead for 5mins.

Come on Lionesses!

New Mantle of the Expert context planning: Fire Fighters of the Great Fire of London www.mantleoftheexpert.com/resources/co...

What if long-term learning isn’t about what children remember - but about who they are becoming? In Hallmark 3, we look at how story, curiosity, and responsibility shape lasting understanding.
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NEW BLOG: The problem with 'knowledge-rich' education isn’t the knowledge. It’s the pedagogy.

When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.

There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...

NEW BLOG: The problem with 'knowledge-rich' education isn’t the knowledge. It’s the pedagogy.

When learning feels like delivery, not investigation, students lose.

There’s a better way.
www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...

It was crap. I went big too early.

I've create a ChatGPT planning tool for Mantle of the Expert - use this link to discover how it works. chatgpt.com/g/g-68794143...

Introduction to ChatGPT agent YouTube video by OpenAI

About to start - This might be the most important tech announcement since the iPhone - www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jn_...

Voting age to be lowered to 16 in UK by next general election 16- and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in all elections as part of changes including easier voter registration and crackdown on foreign interference

This could be a game changer: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Haha, yes you did. But it has to be said, I don't know who is writing this stuff or how it gets published by the DfE, but it is terrible and needs to be called out before it takes over education and bores a generation out of school.

Thanks for this, Ruth. I agree it is very disappointing and reads like a plan written by people who know nothing about child development. Also, no discussion about creativity, self expression or engagement. Hopefully it will soon be assigned to the dustbin of history.

NEW - Giving Serious Attention to Student Voice in the everyday moments of classroom life. What happens when we treat children’s ideas as real and valuable?
Read the post: www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ha...

Rise in school exclusions in England including among pupils six or younger Charity says system failing youngest children who lost out on socialising due to Covid, as total exclusions pass 10,000

The result of 10yrs of Behaviourists getting their way, arguing exclusions are a healthy sign of a system working. The alternative wasn't to make schools less save, but to understand why children are in danger of being excluded & giving them support they need. www.theguardian.com/education/20...

Deeply disappointing to see the new Writing Framework reduce creativity to a by-product of structure and transcription. Little space for imagination, self-expression, or playful language. Writing as craft, where is the art? #PrimaryEducation assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/686e78...

Children limiting own smartphone use to manage mental health, survey finds Teenagers increasingly taking breaks as they control own use of devices rather than relying on parents to enforce limits, experts say

This is interesting. I've felt for a while the backlash against SM amongst the young was only a matter of time. Human beings naturally learn how to defend themselves- www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

New blog: The Nine Hallmarks of Great Pedagogy - saved from the ruins of the NCSL - and how any teaching approach should be evaluated against this list. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/ma...

How do you see the future of teaching, Mike?

This is a hopeful blog about the future. Not the dim and distant future, but one that’s on our doorstep, knocking hard. You might roll your eyes at this: “not another fecking future of education article,” but hang on. www.mantleoftheexpert.com/blog-post/an...

I've little hope for new curriclum. It will likely be a minor tweak to the current one, shaped by a system resistant to change & a belief that things have improved since the last revision. That may be true, but it’s no guide to what education needs over the next decade. Doubt it will even mention AI

You're right to point out that AI does not protect us from the real political threat of Putin and Xi Jinping. If they (or Trump now) choose to blow up the world, we are all f*cked.
You're also right that we need to teach young people about important subjects like history, Geography.

Your article was written in Oct 2024. Already, the world of technology has changed dramatically, and the pace is only accelerating. The real challenge now is keeping up. The past offers no guide, because no human has ever faced change on this scale...