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Heather Martin
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‘I expected the combatants to go in hard, instead it was rather civilised’
Languages teacher Heather Martin spent Saturday at a day of educational debates organised by Michaela Community School, a free school in North London, and was pleasantly surprised by what she found
23 November 2015
‘Now is surely the time to renew our commitment to the teaching and learning of French’
The emotional high of a Twitter response is the educational equivalent of the vacation romance, writes one languages teacher. Learning a language, on the other hand, is a commitment for life
17 November 2015
‘Now is surely the time to renew our commitment to the teaching and learning of French’
The emotional high of a Twitter response is the educational equivalent of the holiday romance, writes one languages teacher. Learning a language, on the other hand, is a commitment for life
16 November 2015
‘Pupils need a break from virtual reality in order to experience real-world learning’
27 June 2015
Pupils need a break from virtual reality
Technology is rightly a huge part of children’s lives – but schools should also give them the chance to experience real-world learning
26 June 2015
Pupils need a break from virtual reality
Technology is rightly a huge part of children’s lives – but schools should also give them the chance to experience real-world learning
26 June 2015