Chris Culpin

This is surely a much better example of engineering skill than any space rocket. Using only human power, it peels, cores and slices an apple. What more do you want?

Copenhagen!

Director's Blog September 2024 - Schools History Project It’s hard to believe that it was only a year ago that I sat down to write my first Director’s blog. Last year was so exhilarating that it feels like we packed in a lifetime’s worth of fun in those 12 ...

Find out about the hugely exciting roster of events for #historyteachers in 2024/25 from the Schools History Project (@1972shp.bsky.social) in my Director's Blog which you can read on our website here: www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/directors-bl....

Nice range of squashes to see us through the autumn!

Ofsted continued. The day we got an RI the Head offered me his resignation; (I refused to accept, of course.)
Some inspectors, while not uncritical, were people one could work with.

Ofsted. I have been through 6 inspections as a parent and Chair of Governors. The most striking thing that stands out is the variability of Inspectors. Some are arrogant, pumped up with their own power to break a school or a Head.

I watched Keir say that he had two children in state schools. No Prime Minister or Education Minister in the last 14 years could say those simple words.

Hi gardeners! Time to mow the wild garden?

Look for video of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speech at the Democrat National Convention (BBC, Guardian websites) amazing,polished, powerful oratory

Hugh Merriman apologises for failing to end the train drivers’ strikes. How many other former Tory ministers have apologised for the messes, the unfunded promises and looming, un-dealt with crises they left Labour to deal with

Curriculum PATHS - Schools History Project Curriculum PATHS is a community of people who are committed to improving the quality of history education by ensuring ethics remain at the heart of curriculum decisions in schools.

Are you familiar with the Schools History Project? We've created our PATHs (Principle Approaches to Teaching History) as a response to the previous government's proposal for a model curriculum, which may resonate with your reflections: www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/curriculumpa...

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Reading this with my lovely Primary School Book Group.
We're finishing it next week: any ideas for a good winding up activity?