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Bernard Trafford
All articles by Bernard Trafford
It’s obvious: learning outside the classroom works
At last, evidence for what we already knew – teaching beyond the classroom is essential, writes one head
13 May 2018
‘Artificial intelligence can be transformational for education - if teachers are involved in the development’
If we want AI to reduce teacher workload, transform our classrooms and enhance our pupils’ learning experience, teachers need to be consulted from the very beginning, writes Bernard Trafford
6 May 2018
‘Amid all the gloom around teaching, we must try to hang on to the wonderful moments’
Every teacher will remember the moments when students surprise themselves with what they can achieve – it’s what strengthens our vocation, writes one celebrated head
29 April 2018
‘Citizenship shouldn’t be confined to a subject, it should be lived and practised’
Instead of having it on the curriculum, students should be encouraged to take part in active service in their communities, writes one experienced leader
22 April 2018
‘Teaching is a pastoral activity, and pastoral work is a function of teaching. They are indivisible’
This fact is often overlooked by those who want to regulate or mechanise the process of teaching: it’s not simply about delivering lessons
14 April 2018
‘It’s the teachers at the chalkface who should get the big salary, not the CEOs cocooned in their offices’
Who deals with the angry parents and children in desperate need of mental health support? Not the CEO. So, Bernard Trafford asks, why the excessive salary?
7 April 2018