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I became interested in the way that medical training is done in the UK because I wanted to find an example of what is the best way to educate. Medical students are among the best and the brightest to come out of our education system and these young people go on into positions where they are in charge of the life and death of their patients.   “So how do we educate those at the cutting edge of medicine”  The following information came from a resident anaesthetist in South York

Asking the big question Such a simple question, right?  “Because you have to” “For your education” “Everyone goes to school” “To pass exams, get grades and get a job” ___________________________________________ All wrong. ___________________________________________ The correct answer is found in one of the top lines in the National Curriculum in England:  Every state-funded school must offer a curriculum which is balanced and broadly which:  promotes the spiritual, moral, cul

Failure is a normal part of life . It happens to everyone, but most of us, as professionals or as students, spend vast amounts of time and energy desperately trying to avoid it..  Some forward-thinking businesses are now asking us to try and shed this fear and embrace failure as a fantastic way to learn. The truth is, they’re right. Failure is a fantastic way to learn, but it has to be done right: You have to care about the thing you’re failing at. You have to have a feedback

It's easy to look back at our school days and see the system as fair, effective, and maybe even perfect. But here's the thing: that's...

Our education system is deliberately created to be a “one-size-fits-all” system. Proponents of the system say that it was created this...

Nick was reasonably successful in mainstream school and never really questioned the system. He got some good GCSEs and some bad ones, but...

These are just a few ideas, based on the experience of Dr Ian Cunningham at the Self Managed Learning College in Hove, of how people have...

In our data-obsessed world, we often assume that more data equals better decisions. But what if the data itself is leading us astray?...

Most people follow the well-trodded path of mainstream school. Their parents did and their grandparents did. There is an institutional...

At the end of August, I had the opportunity to attend the Freedom to Learn Forum held in the beautiful Peak District. The Freedom to...

Pyramid of learning needs I love this pyramid. What students need most is on the bottom of the pyramid. If they aren’t fed, safe and...

Self-Managed Learning (SML) SML is an approach to learning where the individual has autonomy and responsibility for their own education....

I've been trying to work out how to define the concept of Self Managed Learning positively, using affirmative statements rather than just...

The book! I first came across Ian Cunningham listening to him being interviewed on the Education Research Reading Room podcast (link...

I'm grateful to everyone I have met in the last few weeks to have a look at their facilities and to discuss costs. I've been blown away...