Author Archives: Russel Tarr

“Mission Statement Morning”: Organising a whole-school, off-timetable event.⤴

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Developing a true sense of community is a crucial yet challenging task for an international school. The wide mix of cultures, nationalities and religions, combined with a relatively swift turnover of students, makes it difficult yet essential to find a unifying set of values and objectives which helps students feel secure and respected. Here at […]

Using Hexagon Learning for categorisation, linkage and prioritisation⤴

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Hexagon Learning Case Study: The Rise of Stalin The ability to select, prioritise, categorise and link evidence is a valuable skill that students learn in History. It is also highly transferable to other subjects. Using hexagons is a particularly simple and effective way of developing these skills, as the following case study seeks to demonstrate. […]