Prompting GenAI to try harder, do better

One of the aspects of my role I’m enjoying most at the moment, and learning a lot while I do it, is facilitating Generative AI (GenAI) pedagogy and practice workshops for FE teachers, both on and offline. In my last blog post I outlined how the Thinking Environment was used to allow groups of leaders

‘It was the best of times…’

I didn’t warm to Charles Dickens. No offence, Mr Dickens. Finer literary minds tell me you’re one of our greatest authors, but I was forced to study A Tale of Two Cities at age 15 when I wanted to be devouring works by Mary Shelley and the Brontës instead. That doesn’t mean that parts of

In praise of complex, ‘messy’ practitioner research

This is the first of 3 blogs on the Education and Training Foundation / CC Consultancy OTLA programme, phase 6. This blog first appeared on the ETF site here on 15th June, 2021. In this blog – the first of a series of three – Dr Lynne Taylerson, the author of a recent thematic review into

Changing times are an impetus for a practice – and a curriculum – spring clean

It’s been fabulous starting up the sixth cohort of the Award in Education and Training for new Apprenticeship and leaderships and management trainers at MET Academy / EMR. Yes, it’s been strange not hopping on the train to Nuneaton and meeting everybody face to face, and it’s been a real challenge redesigning the whole curriculum