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Alternative Provision: oral evidence at the Education Select Committee

Last year the government announced an important inquiry into the causes of the exclusion crisis in this country following a … Continue reading Alternative Provision: oral evidence at the Education Select Committee

Mental sloth and the Edu data revolution

“Out of passions grow opinions; mental sloth lets these rigidify into convictions.” Nietzsche The above thinker might be an odd … Continue reading Mental sloth and the Edu data revolution

Ending violence starts with believing in our students

Political debate in the capital has squarely turned to the recent increase in violent crime, and as a teacher in … Continue reading Ending violence starts with believing in our students

Lowering expectations is not the key to recruitment and retention

Government changes to entry level skills tests for teachers will simply lower the expectations on recruits without thinking carefully about … Continue reading Lowering expectations is not the key to recruitment and retention

March Madness: terrible targets and the ethical insanity of ‘expected progress’

“I don’t feel it is necessary to know exactly what I am. The main interest in life and work is … Continue reading March Madness: terrible targets and the ethical insanity of ‘expected progress’

Devil Wears Prada- fashion, dilution and evidence in schools.

As we once again hear that the educational equity agenda is moving nowhere, the government’s insufficient understanding of how schools … Continue reading Devil Wears Prada- fashion, dilution and evidence in schools.

LGBT Diversity in schools

Repost from TeacherHQ blog I don’t say this very often but in some ways schools can learn from business- particularly … Continue reading LGBT Diversity in schools

League tables and the race to the middle

Last week the UK educational world engaged in one of its strangest rituals: the release of the national school league … Continue reading League tables and the race to the middle

Sir Nick Clegg- Pupil Premium and services to education?

I meant to get this out at the time of the big announcement, but hey, it was Christmas. A quick … Continue reading Sir Nick Clegg- Pupil Premium and services to education?

Is your school a dystopian nightmare or a utopian land of promise?

Here are three examples of ‘evidence based practice’ that have emerged in schools over the last few years: A school … Continue reading Is your school a dystopian nightmare or a utopian land of promise?

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