Prioritising data and results is endemic…
Ofsted has seen evidence of declining education quality driven by narrowing the...
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The Association of Schools and Colleges has launched an...
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The education secretary Damian Hinds defended the ‘broad thrust’ of data claims made...
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In its panicked attempts to defuse the severe...
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Sir David Norgrove, Chair of the UK Statistics Authority (...
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The Department for Education (DfE) is attempting...
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Which of the following were used by Damian Hinds,...
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‘The OECD has...
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The Tories appear spooked by rising concern about inadequate...
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The Tories have made ‘improvements’ in early literacy...
Read moreGibb ignores statistics authority concern
Ignoring the UK Statistics Authority (UKSA) has become a habit with the...
Read moreThis 1999 paper by Professor Michael Shayer is of enormous significance for the future of the English education system and the way that school...
Read moreWhy did Ireland do so well in global reading test? SoS asks
Education Secretary Damian Hinds visited Dublin last week to...
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Remember when Michael Gove used to bang on about grade inflation? His reformed...
Read moreShortly to be published research by Professor Michael Shayer reveals an accidental breakthrough in how highly significant cognitive development in...
Read moreToo hasty to say higher results in global reading test are due to policy changes
‘ Good phonics teaching, as highlighted...
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Read moreIn 2016, English primary pupils were ‘the first pupils to take part in the PIRLS study since the Government’s education reforms in 2010,’ said...
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