Michaela: The Power of Culture Edited by Katharine Birbalsingh

I enjoyed the Battle Hymn of Tiger Teachers and have been fascinated by the story of Michaela and the educational debates it fuels. As a pastoral leader, and one who follows debates over discipline on Twitter eagerly, I have found that Michaela is often used by those arguing for zero-tolerance discipline and I have often

The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris

I read this a few years ago when I was teaching theories of crime to my Advanced Higher pupils and wanted to learn more about the influence of peer groups. Harris wrote an article that challenged the ‘nurture assumption’ – that our behaviour is predominantly determined by our parents. She argues that our peers have