<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Heeger Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[Achieving learner potential]]></description><link>https://www.heegereducation.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 07:10:06 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.heegereducation.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Magic of 15 Minutes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winning artwork by Nia in the 14-16 category for the report Many schools use an innovative online test called STAR Reading with students up to Year 9. Comprising of 40 questions and taken twice a term, it is a quiz in which students are assessed on their levels of literacy including vocabulary, structure and key ideas. It is standardised, so if the kids find the questions too easy they get more difficult, and vice versa if they are struggling. The outcome is a clear and colourful measurement...]]></description><link>https://www.heegereducation.uk/post/the-magic-of-15-minutes</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d2268ff7044e6cf7af2558</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 10:20:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d9f80_01a86dc5305648459905bc8fd9ed92e9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_634,h_464,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>heegertutoring</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Reading Conspiracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Book Dungeon: two chapters and we'll let you out "What are you reading for?" – Bill Hicks Of the hundreds of secondary English students I have taught, a recurring divide arises when they enter Year 10 and the GCSE journey gets real: some struggle with the increased literary analysis, while others excel from the first day of term. The difference? The former never read fiction for pleasure, while the latter have been doing so for years. The struggle of getting our kids to pick up a book...]]></description><link>https://www.heegereducation.uk/post/the-reading-conspiracy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68fde28fe3b0149559ce2d32</guid><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 04:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d9f80_1dd6c581ac0641bf89213a31164190a2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_965,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Heeger</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Portrait of the Young Man as a Slaphead]]></title><description><![CDATA["There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine"  –Logan Pearsall Smith  If I had a dollar for every time one of my students asked me about losing my hair, I'd have... well, I'd be in double figures. Probably. I place a high value on building a professional relationship with my students, and take such banter as a sign of trust, and therefore a compliment. In the name of transparency and fun, I recently showed some of my Year 10s the article below, which...]]></description><link>https://www.heegereducation.uk/post/a-portrait-of-the-young-man-as-a-slaphead</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69881b7a2cdf0885c991f818</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:54:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1d9f80_a634188e78cb480c8c8a8f14d30c669d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Dr Heeger</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>