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I am putting out this piece on World Teachers Day which is celebrated on 5th October every year. This year, the theme is: "Valuing...

In Berlin in 1945 a soldier planted the Soviet flag on top of the Reichstag signalling the victory of one totalitarian state over...

When I lived in the countryside many years ago, I felt the need for dogs, so I acquired a German Shepherd pup and a Border Collie.  Like...

Dear Michael, It has been many years since we last spoke, but I found myself talking about you recently. I had been asked to give a...

Another reminder of the impermanence of life was the recent news that Henry Kissinger died. Forgive me if I don’t dwell on his dubious...

BBC Radio 4 has a programme which features discussion about listeners’ comments and complaints about BBC output. A big issue when I last...

I decided long ago to avoid commenting on party political matters. Like many students in the late 1960s and early 70s, I got caught up in...

All political careers end in failure. This aphorism is commonly attributed to Enoch Powell, the British politician who, in the late...

I am interested in how professional knowledge can be created, refreshed and cultivated. The recent HertsCam Annual Conference was a good...

People often travel to Kazakhstan to discover the ancient Silk Road, the trade route that linked China to Europe between the second...

I am currently very excited about my upcoming trip to Almaty in Kazakhstan to celebrate the publication of a new book ‘Teacher Leadership...

I have never been attracted to the sort of politics that Sarah Palin has been peddling for many years. She was a prominent member of the...

I am ashamed to admit that Random Acts of Kindness Day (17th February) came and went without my noticing. However, I am looking forward...

Mae West was a legendary playwright and movie star in the 1920s and 30s. She was also a salacious wit who once quipped: “keep a diary and...

3 minute read It was good to learn recently that Paulo Freire’s ideas are still discussed in Brazil. My colleague Rony Medina and I were...

In February 2020, I was spending a lot of time at the British Library, researching for a book I was writing. The BL is a great...

In 2010, I was invited to speak at Education International’s Research Network conference. For those who are not yet familiar with...