Staying engaged with the shifting landscapes of education policy can be a mighty challenge. Policy changes can appear minute from … Continue reading Youth engagement and the new Ofsted framework

The faux outrage caused by #LondonIsOpen and the – in my view – questionable decision to make the London New … Continue reading The left needs to talk about education again

It has been a while since I’ve posted mainly due to summer holidays and a need to finish my Masters … Continue reading The Educational Nomad

Yesterday 10 lesbians took the opening of the Pride parade to protest the Gender Recognition Act claiming that “transactivism erases … Continue reading Defying every label: the Gender Recognition Act and change in British schools

Challenge As I covered in my last post on KS3, high attainment and a diverse curriculum are often presented as … Continue reading Making KS3 Meaningful: Part 3

I’m not going to sit here and say all the pressures of KS3 outlined in my last post can be … Continue reading Making KS3 Meaningful: Part 2

I’ve worked now fairly closely with KS3 curriculums of one kind or another- both directly in schools that I have … Continue reading Making KS3 Meaningful: Part 1