A couple of staff members from Action Tutoring recently attended a conference where Ian Windle, a TEDx and Leadership Speaker, introduced us to the concept of Ikigai, a Japanese term that roughly translates to “reason for being”, or “the happiness… [continue reading]
Social Action
COVID-19 set to further widen attainment gap between the UK’s 28% of disadvantaged children and their more affluent counterparts in state education warns charity CEO
Susannah Hardyman, CEO of education charity Action Tutoring discusses COVID-19 and the impact of school closures on children from less well-off backgrounds. March 2020 marked a seismic shift in education, with schools nationwide closing their doors to all but the… [continue reading]
Ability or attainment: what’s the difference and why does our language matter?
Speaking about children as high, low or middle ability is commonplace within schools and educational discourse. During my Action Tutoring work week, I regularly hear teachers and tutors use this language when discussing their pupils. They may say “X pupil… [continue reading]
Review of ‘Social Mobility and its Enemies’ by Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin
Reading ‘Social Mobility and its Enemies’, a new book by Lee Elliot Major and Stephen Machin. This book is a valuable read if you want to understand the sorry state of social mobility in Britain, and why our education system… [continue reading]
Home and Abroad: Bringing out the best
The Channel 4 documentary ‘Indian Summer School’ marks a resemblance to our Action Tutoring programme. The food, the climate, the working hours… okay, so not quite. However, the aim at the centre of the documentary is very similar. The Indian… [continue reading]
