John Dabell

(dis)Ability 

The Ambidextrous Disadvantage

November 29, 2020November 26, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments academic, achievement, cerebral lateralisation, handedness, specific learning abilities

You’d imagine being ambidextrous would give you the edge and you’d have the whole world in your hands. Not so.

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Sleep 

Teens Need Their Sleep

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments academic achievement, Amy Gelfand, Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, migraines, Move Against Migraine, sleep deprivation

Why don’t we have later start times for teenagers?

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Identity Language 

It’s BAME Over For Schools

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Amanda Parker, BAME, BAMEOver, BME, Commission for Racial Equality, Inc Arts UK, Trevor Phillips

If you don’t have white skin then how do other people refer to you?

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Change 

Are You A Classroom Changemaker?

November 26, 2020November 24, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Ashoka, Benita Matofska, changemaker, complexipacity, Nesta

How do we help children to grow up to be empathetic, creative and community-oriented leaders?

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Marking Well Being 

The Stress Of Marking

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Dr Sam Sims, marking, mental health, Professor John Jerrim, stress, TALIS., UCL Institute of Education, wellbeing, working hours, workload

How strong is the link between working hours and teacher wellbeing?

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Democratic Schools School Culture The Sudbury Valley School 

Democratic Schools

November 24, 2020November 23, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO), autonomy, democracy, democratic schooling, East Kent Sudbury School, sociocracy, Summerhill School, The Sudbury Valley School, unschooling

Imagine going to school and having the freedom to do whatever you want.

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Safeguarding 

Energy Drinks: Not Recommended For Children?

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Christopher Snowdon, energy drinks, exploitation, marketing, The European Food Safety Authroity

Children drink high energy drinks. They are cheaper than water or pop.

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Improvement Leadership Research 

Effective Schools

November 22, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments research, school effectiveness, School Effectiveness Research (SER), WHO

Can we ever agree what an ‘effective’ school looks like?

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Improvement Research 

Quality Schools

November 20, 2020November 20, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments Education Philosophy, Educational change, Per Dalin, School improvement programmes, School management

Defining effective schools is like defining any organisation….difficult! There are a plethora of studies that have been conducted over the

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Films Women 

A Box Of Delights

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 johndabell 0 Comments adventure, Betty Box, crime thriller, docudrama, equality, female director, melodrama, Muriel Box, prejudice, psychological drama, Sydney Box, war drama, women in film

Who was Muriel Box?

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