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Steve Pendleton
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Carrying out PhD research on academic motivation. Chelsea fan. Also trying to be less bad at golf
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This month’s blog explains some of the implications of meritocracy in English schools and how the already privileged are benefitting #meritocracy #school #education #inequality
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It’s the start of a new school year. Let’s have a prize day!
At the start of the academic year, Steve Pendleton invites us to consider our lived out professionalism on healthy competition, meritocracy and defining success. His tongue-in-cheek approach provid…
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September 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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My research into academic motivation as led me to question how schools promote a ‘growth mindset’ whilst simultaneously labelling students as ‘gifted’ or ‘talented’. leader5aday.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/h...
How Labels Impact Academic Motivation and Growth Mindset
Steve Pendleton reflects on the concept of academic ability realising that personal achievements stem more from early advantages than inherent talent. He critiques the use of ability labels in educ…
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March 3, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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