In January I had a chat with Gary Flake CEO at Clipboard, a company then being touted as an exciting edtech start-up - TechCruch described them ‘as a cross between Evernote and Pinterest’. It was an interesting...
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May 10, 2013
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Best school I have ever seen
Over the last 25 years, while setting up and investing in education companies, I have visited lots of schools around the world. This doesn’t make me an expert or an educationalist, simply an interested outsider. I...
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Pass the lemon
Parents in England worry about school league tables almost as much as teachers do. League tables are a the bogey man of education, but what should concern parents much more, is the quality of teachers and departments...
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Educational myopia
I constantly hear/read about how schools in the UK must aspire to be like those in Singapore or Finland who do so well on the PISA and TIMSS/PIRLS tests. Yes, I’m sure there are things they can learn, but what...
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April 24, 2013
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Elite Australian private schools face an uncertain future
Elite Australian private schools face a couple of problems similar to those facing elite US universities – high fees and how to cope with excess demand. Supply of places in elite Australian private schools is very...
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Coming to a cinema near you, The Private School Business
In spite of the Harry Potter effect only 7% of children in England attend private schools a rather modest number compared to almost 40% of their antipodean counterparts. I have been thinking upon private schools a...
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February 21, 2013
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What’s the difference between an accelerator and an incubator? Two letters and a sematic minefield.
In the last few years both incubators and accelerators have grown in the tech scene almost like viruses. From the well-known ones like ycombinator, 500 Startups, TechStars and SeedCamp, to newer players like Wayra,...
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February 19, 2013
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Will the upcoming Australian election bring forth yet another education revolution?
Politicians with an eye to the media cycle frequently tout their latest initiative as a ‘revolution’, but often the most substantive transformation is a lot less money in taxpayers’ wallets. In 2008,...
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February 5, 2013
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Start Up Weekend Education London
Exhausted and inspired I was one of the organisers and a judge at the recent Start Up Weekend Education London. For those who have survived one of these 54 hours marathons you will know all about the heady mix of...
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January 27, 2013
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Onalytica Influence Index of the top 100 education blogs
Over the last few weeks I have been working with UK tech firm Onalytica to develop an index of the Top 100 Influential Education blogs which we launched during the recent Start Up Weekend Education London. At a basic...
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