What is an ‘effective’ school? Part 2: Assessing effectiveness by Lynn Fortin, 04 June 2024 In her second blog on school effectiveness, Lynn Fortin explores how this is, and suggests how this perhaps should be, assessed
What is an ‘effective’ school? Part 1: The purpose of education – a global overview by Lynn Fortin, 29 April 2024 In the first of two blogs on 'What is an effective school?' Lynn presents some global ideas of the purposes of education
Are assessments making the grade? by Lynn Fortin, 22 February 2023 Lynn examines the ASCL’s suggestions for graded assessments, and wonders if they can be applied elsewhere
Attacking the attacks on education by Lynn Fortin, 20 July 2022 Join Lynn as she discusses the effect that political and cultural upheaval can have on education
How should I be taught today? by Lynn Fortin, 05 May 2021 Lynn Fortin looks at one of the lessons learned from – and how lessons could be changed by – learning from home during the pandemic
Messiness/Assessiness by Lynn Fortin, 04 December 2019 Lynn Fortin discusses the importance of allowing students to create their own representations of their mathematical knowledge and understanding
Intersections: Mathematics and the hairdresser by Lynn Fortin, 05 July 2019 Join Lynn Fortin as she discovers how maths is involved in running a hair salon
Intersections: Mathematics and the librarian by Lynn Fortin, 13 June 2019 Lynn Fortin discovers how a librarian uses maths in her role
A network to catch a fish in by Lynn Fortin, 10 May 2019 Lynn Fortin explores the life of research mathematician Bill Tutte during the anniversary month of his birth
What is mathematics? by Lynn Fortin, 01 June 2018 In her first blog for Cambridge Mathematics Lynn Fortin fails to define mathematics - but discovers some valuable insights about it
