Author: lewisarodger
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The looking back series — reflections with Dr Lewis Barrett-Rodger
This piece was originally published on my personal WordPress site. This post is part of The Looking Back Series, a set of reflective writings that consider how professional and personal experience can illuminate educational practice and research. In this instalment, I revisit key moments of professional growth and intellectual development, exploring how retrospective reflection can…
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Developing a creative curriculum with Learning Outside the Classroom at its heart
This piece was originally published on the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) website. This blog post was written to explore what it means to place Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) at the centre of curriculum thinking, rather than at its margins. It reflects on the ways in which outdoor learning can act not as a…
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Rethinking the numbers: Promoting alternative research perspectives among mathematics education researchers
This piece was originally published on the British Educational Research Association (BERA) blog. I wrote this blog post in response to recurring conversations within mathematics education research about what counts as “good” or “rigorous” research. In particular, I was struck by how often quantitative approaches — and the kinds of certainty they promise — are…
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A breath of fresh air
This piece was originally published on the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) website. This case study describes an outdoor learning experience that emphasised the importance of space, pace, and unstructured engagement for children’s well-being and attention. Rather than foregrounding specific learning objectives, the activity created room for curiosity, calm interaction, and embodied experience — conditions…
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Reaching new heights: building confidence and community with high ropes
This piece was originally published on the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) website. This case study explores how a high ropes activity was used to support children’s confidence, agency, and sense of community in an outdoor learning context. The account centres on how structured challenges in the outdoors — when framed pedagogically — can open…
