David Tuck

Nov 6, 2024 | schoolmanagementplus.com | Helen Pike |Andy Kemp |Peter Tait |David Tuck

We might expect our children to leave school knowing how to find the square root of a negative fraction, or able to discuss the impact of faction in Elizabeth I’s reign. But what about being able to sew on a button or make a decent cup of tea? Is it, in fact, the role of schools to teach these skills? Well, it seems the answer is yes.

Oct 15, 2024 | tes.com | David Tuck

The Commission on the Future of Oracy Education, chaired by Geoff Barton, is clear in its assessment that the quality of spoken language has a direct correlation with children’s learning and life chances. It is aiming to set up a blueprint of required oracy skills, which will inform Labour’s forthcoming curriculum review of the education sector. But trainers and employers say the deficiencies in young people’s verbal communication are more nuanced than one might suppose.

Dec 10, 2023 | insightplus.mja.com.au | David Tuck

Tertiary education students experience higher levels of distress and mental disorder than both the general population and their age matched peers, requiring targeted mental health support. In high income nations, mental health problems are the greatest health challenges faced by younger people. This is because medical health problems tend to affect people more as they age (here), whereas most mental health problems start by age 25 years ().

Dec 8, 2023 | forbes.com | David Tuck

Group Chief Executive at Kin + Carta Europe, delivering end-to-end digital services for the world’s leading businesses. Artificial intelligence (in particular, generative AI) is currently the major trend in tech discourse. AI has supplanted blockchain and the metaverse on the hype cycle, with no signs of going away soon. While AI has existed in one form or another since the 1950s, recent breakthroughs have radically boosted its capabilities.

Jul 13, 2023 | tes.com | David Tuck

It was with interest that I read an article on Tes recently that noted how many teachers over the age of 50 have left the teaching workforce in England. I am one of them. I have not left teaching itself, though, and instead, I now work at an international school, as head of history and politics at Harrow International School Hong Kong. Writing that is still slightly surreal, not least how fast everything has moved since I first raised the idea with my wife.