I met Mozart on my way out of Vienna. He greeted me at the airport, in full 18th century attire, and invited me [...]
Published On: April 14, 20162.2 min read439 words
I heard a wonderful story the other day and want to share it here. Someone was talking about a ten-year old boy who [...]
Published On: March 1, 20161.6 min read311 wordsIt’s great to get back to basics, once in a while. Yesterday I responded to the Education Committee’s inquiry into the purpose and [...]
Published On: January 26, 20163.6 min read715 words
I went out for a jog today. (Yes, this blog begins in the middle once more, this post deliberately reminiscent of my first [...]
Published On: September 26, 20150.9 min read172 wordsI visited a secondary school in mid September and know there is not enough space here to do justice to everything I saw. [...]
Published On: October 17, 20142.2 min read449 words
Last month I visited a primary school which stole my heart within the first five minutes. Left alone in the head teacher’s office [...]
Published On: October 17, 20142.7 min read521 words
I visited a small primary school in mid September and, even though I had been to this school before, felt uplifted by the [...]
Published On: October 15, 20142.8 min read559 wordsAt the end of September we met again with project schools in two separate meetings in London and Bristol. We exchanged project news, [...]
Published On: October 14, 20142.3 min read460 wordsI was invited to a great event today, 9 October, for the launch of exciting new materials. Trading with Schools in Bristol have [...]
Published On: October 13, 20142.3 min read467 words
We started adding flesh to the bones of the new resource in July, when schools participating in this project met in London and [...]
Published On: August 30, 20142.6 min read519 wordsI had (almost) forgotten how much I enjoy being in schools to work with pupils! Shortly before the summer break I had offered [...]
Published On: August 28, 20142.8 min read568 words
I return to this blog after a short break, so the first few posts are retrospective. This is about my visit to a [...]
Published On: August 7, 20142.6 min read518 wordsI met Einstein this morning. You never know who you might meet when you go out for a jog! Today I was, once [...]
Published On: July 14, 20142.6 min read516 words
It’s hard to pinpoint the start of this project, but here is one way of tracing its roots. When the Equality Act (2010) [...]
Published On: July 9, 20143.5 min read692 wordsWhat a gem this was didn’t hit me until a good half hour into my journey back. For me it’s the teachers, he [...]
Published On: July 8, 20142.6 min read526 wordsToday I visited a primary school which has a resource base for children with labels of “profound and multiple learning difficulties”. Every pupil [...]
Published On: July 2, 20142.5 min read504 words
I went out for a jog this morning. Yes, this blog starts in the middle. I have been meaning to start it for [...]
Published On: June 30, 20140.9 min read174 words
About this Blog
Welcome to CSIE’s blog! I am Artemi Sakellariadis, CSIE director since March 2007. Before taking up this post I had taught in special schools, worked for the Portage home-visiting pre-school service in Avon (and, when it disbanded, Bristol) and also worked as inclusion support teacher in Flax Bourton primary school and as Portage Home Visitor and Early Years Area SENCo in South Gloucestershire.
