Author: Chris Quigley
Cultural Capital
The term cultural capital was coined in the 1930s by the French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu. His theory of society was that inequalities stem from a...
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The importance of vocabulary According to Isabel Beck, in her book Bringing Words To Life, a large and rich vocabulary is not only the...
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The reason why subjects have endured so long in formal schooling is that they are groups of knowledge bound together by a set of big...
Find out moreThe problem with knowledge 'organisers'
Some basic principles of learning Learning is a change to long-term memory - the place where all knowledge is stored. Three main types of knowledge...
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Fundamental movement knowledge What is progression in Physical Education? According to our resident PE specialist, Lesley, it begins with fundamental movement knowledge. (This...
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Gary has been busy with our new Curriculum Companion for Art and Design. In a previous post entitled The problem with knowledge 'organisers', I wrote...
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