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Kris Boulton
All articles by Kris Boulton
‘Just because technology permeates our social lives, must it do the same in our schools?’
Try taking a few lessons with no technology at all: just you, your knowledge, your pupils and some paper. See how liberating it feels, advises one maths teacher
26 January 2017
‘No one utters the word “Ofsted” in my school’
The secret to a school that makes a difference is finding a meaningful, common purpose rather than striving to fulfil an imposed set of ideals in order to be great
9 April 2016
The idea that it’s wrong to memorise times tables is a ‘zombie myth’
14 October 2015
‘Why teachers should become consumers of curricula and lessons planned and designed by others’
A racing-car driver wouldn’t do an engineer’s job. So why do teachers insist on building lessons as well as delivering them?
5 June 2015
Get up to speed by giving up planning
A racing-car driver wouldn’t do an engineer’s job. So why do teachers insist on building lessons as well as delivering them?
5 June 2015
Get up to speed by giving up planning
A racing-car driver wouldn’t do an engineer’s job. So why do teachers insist on building lessons as well as delivering them?
5 June 2015