Tag: Education Reform
Head’s Blog: A Case For The Arts
Deputy Head, Al McConville looks at the value of artistic subjects within a curriculum. A group of KAS students recently attended a music workshop for migrants, asylum seekers and refugees…
Head’s Blog: Learner attributes supporting learner agency
Deputy Head of Lower School Rachael Herman looks at how we weave learning skills into our curriculum from Reception and how the methods we use adapt as children move…
Head’s Blog – Designing The Curriculum Of The Future
Deputy Head Al McConville shares insights from our journey towards reshaping assessment for young people. “The voices calling for educational reform are growing in number and becoming more insistent. The…
Education Committee Appearance For Al
Part of our founders vision was that The King Alfred School would strive to share our ideas around education with the wider community. So, in our 125th anniversary year, it…
Conference Talks Available To Watch
Back in March 2022 The King Alfred School Society and Rethinking Assessment were proud to host the Education On The Move Conference in the glorious surroundings of The Phoenix Theatre….
Education Reform Up For Discussion
A very broad group of thinkers, parents, employers, educators, students, researchers came together at our Education On The Move Conference (co-hosted with Rethinking Assessment), all convinced that in different ways we have something of a curriculum emergency and we need to radically rethink the way we evidence the full range of young people’s strengths.
Education On The Move: KASS Conference
19th March 9.30am—4pm “If we teach today’s children as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow.” John Dewey Each day brings new voices saying our education system needs to…
