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Jim Knight
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Opinion: ‘If personal devices are too distracting, a technical solution must exist so we can have our cake and eat it, too’
Former schools minister, and TES Global’s chief education adviser, Lord Jim Knight has always been an advocate for the learning opportunities of mobile technology – but now he’s spending six productive hours a week in a wi-fi black spot, he’s not so sure...
27 July 2015
Jim Knight: ‘Let’s give all students their own domain name - and watch the digital learning that follows’
Former schools minister, and TES Global’s chief education adviser, Jim Knight, considers stealing an innovative idea from the US
17 July 2015
Jim Knight: ‘Policymakers who want innovation should aim for consensus, trust teachers and then get out of the way’
I’ve tried to change education from above, writes the chief education adviser to TES Global, with only mixed results. The best way is to go for a ground-up approach
11 July 2015
‘Too much CPD is commissioned to help deliver a policymaker’s initiative, rather than to improve teaching’
3 July 2015
‘Why we need young people who have the courage to both stand up and speak, and sit down and listen’
The former schools minister and TES Global’s chief education adviser on how we can develop young people with 21st century skills
26 June 2015
‘Encouraging a growth mindset is not just about boosting academic achievement’
19 June 2015