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FT Blog - Remote working, AI and young people getting jobs
This short task is based on this Article published by the Financial Times on May 29th 2026. This article is part of the Financial Times free schools access programme. Details/registration here. Here is...
10 Habits for the new year
In the December newsletter and following a Virtual Think-In on assessments I wrote the following list of 10 assessment habits I'd like to make happen this year relating to assessment. The idea is that...
Bon courage!
There is not too much to say at this late stage apart from good luck! Traditions on wishing luck vary so feel free to translate this as you see fit! There is no doubt that a bit of luck can always help...
Who wants to be a millionaire?
I picked this up on social media and used it with my class and for our department meeting! Try it! It just feels like a neat little summary of one of the key observations about public understanding of,...
All models are wrong!
You may or may not have seen the prescribed titles for the May 25 ToK essays and so I thought I'd just write a quick post about title number 5. Students are always asked to compare two areas of knowledge...
Olympic Games
As I may have mentioned, I live in France, and so the Olympic Games have been pretty close to home. I am sure that Olympic fever has been experienced all over the world. I am also sure that degrees of...
Wage Distribution
I am just sharing something quickly about salary distribution that I have been thinking about on and off for a while. I am sure I am not the first of course and its certainly not rocket science, but my...
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A.I. a pratical guide for IB teachers
IB’s recommendations (as of 7th Aug 2023) It’s important to read all of this page, from the IB, and try to summarise for yourself the key message(s) .Some keypoints from the opening paragraph are: “The...
May 23 - Square Pegs and Round Holes
Like many of you I have just had another IBDP class go through. I have read a few posts in different places from teachers reflecting on the exams, the current syllabi and the frustrations of always wanting...
This Year's IAs
This blog post is a kind of confession! I apologise in advance, but hope others of you might be able to relate. When I first started teaching IB and IB maths studies in particular I was really taken with...