Ideas, questions and research on how people learn, think and grow, gathered from the work of The Tony Little Centre for Innovation and Research in Learning.
This blog is where The Tony Little Centre shares news, reflections and articles on innovation and research in learning. Its purpose is to slow down and examine the everyday assumptions that shape classrooms, curricula and the wider culture of education.
Posts are written for teachers, researchers, parents and anyone curious about what good learning looks like and how it can be supported.
Writing that connects practice with evidence and philosophy.
Summaries of ongoing inquiry into learning, with clear explanations of what the findings do and do not show.
Reflections on how philosophical questions about education translate into real decisions in the classroom.
Updates on projects, events and collaborations that move the Centre's work forward.
Education is full of confident claims. Our writing starts with the questions behind them: what do we mean by understanding, what counts as progress, and who decides?
Moments from discussions, workshops and everyday learning.
New articles and news items are added as research, events and reflections become ready to share.
Posts come from members of the Centre and invited contributors working on learning, teaching and educational thought.
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