Parents went along with foot-binding because they thought it was necessary to secure their daughters' futures. Now we know the pain & cruelty was unjustified. But we still think of childhood as a time to sacrifice for the future.

Great talk by @darrellchart of @ColchesterRGS on how he & team made school safer for trans students #educationfest 1/

"You cannot be a truly great school if the school down the road is struggling" Ethical leadership at #educationfest with Jonny Utley of @TEAL_Trust

Nothing like the grounds of an elite private school to make you think anything is possible... #educationfest day 2

Curriculum reform is overrated. Critical thinking is key to empowering young people to see what's wrong in society. With Orlene Badu at @EducationFest

The session on staff-led CPD suggested giving staff a choice of CPD sessions - but nothing about actually letting them run them! @school21_uk already do it with craft presentations.

Tim Brighouse at #EducationFest: "We need to decide on the purposes of education" Until we do, schools are going be driven by little more than exam grades.

#educationfest begins! @EducationFest @WellingtonColl

Now I know what philosophers of education sing about... Thanks @PhilOfEdGB for a great singalong at the #pesgb22 conference!!

Wonderful new episode with Emily Charkin of Wilderness Wood! “Because we don’t trust the communities, the families … they’re getting weaker and weaker” anchor.fm/aboutlearning/epis…